EditorialSoudabeh, a Hazara woman, caresses her daughter in a house where they have been hiding because her work on menstrual cycles, a taboo subject in Afghan society, did not sit well with the Taliban, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2022. (Kiana Hayeri/The New York Times)
EditorialDownloads of apps that track menstrual cycles, like Flo, have risen rapidly since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. (Cayce Clifford/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)
EditorialA nurse administers a COVID booster shot during a vaccination event by Equality Health in Phoenix, Dec. 16, 2021. (Adriana Zehbrauskas/The New York Times)
EditorialA tear gas canister strikes a barrier at a demonstration sparked by the killing of George Floyd, at the federal courthouse in Portland, Ore., July 23, 2020. (Mason Trinca/The New York Times)
EditorialSasha Markov, left, and Karla Welch, co-founders of The Period Company, in Los Angeles on Nov. 18, 2020. (Kendrick Brinson for The New York Times)
EditorialAmulet Carved in Intaglio (Incised), 6th?7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Hematite, silver mount, Overall: 1 15/16 x 1 7/16 x 3/8 in. (5 x 3.7 x 1 cm), Lapidary Work-Hematite, Inscriptions identify the subject of this amulet as the Woman w...