EditorialElderberry gummies, which may stimulate the immune system, and one of the possible cold and flu solutions at home, in New York, Oct. 16, 2022. (Molly Matalon/The New York Times)
EditorialResearchers don’t fully understand the menstrual cycle’s effects on the immune system, but experts say there are reasons some may feel sick at certain points. (Aileen Son/The New York Times)
EditorialLuz Legaspi, who was hospitalized with a severe case of immune thrombocytopenia -- a lack of platelets -- one day after receiving a dose of the Moderna Covid vaccine, in New York, Feb. 4, 2021. (Sarah Blesener/The New York Times)
EditorialElena Aprile, a dark matter scientist and physics professor at Columbia University who was supposed to return to Italy but has been stranded in Brooklyn, in New York, April 3, 2020. (Gabby Jones/The New York Times)