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September 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eric Morand, Head, School of Clincial Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University Actor and singer Selena Gomez had a kidney transplant due to damage from lupus. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP When real patients have unprecedented positive outcomes to a new treatment, it’s tempting to talk about it as “breakthrough” ... <a title="Treatment offers new hope for lupus – and maybe for other autoimmune diseases too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/treatment-offers-new-hope-for-lupus-and-maybe-for-other-autoimmune-diseases-too-190835/" aria-label="Read more about Treatment offers new hope for lupus – and maybe for other autoimmune diseases too">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Arnott, Co-Director of Global Chronic and Complex Diseases, George Institute for Global Health Shutterstock A concerning report recently published in Nature Medicine suggests even a mild case of COVID can increase the long-term risks of serious cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, heart attack and heart failure. ... <a title="Even mild COVID raises the chance of heart attack and stroke. What to know about the risks ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/even-mild-covid-raises-the-chance-of-heart-attack-and-stroke-what-to-know-about-the-risks-ahead-190552/" aria-label="Read more about Even mild COVID raises the chance of heart attack and stroke. What to know about the risks ahead">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathy Ann Townsend, Senior Lecturer in Animal Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast To rescue a turtle, University of the Sunshine Coast PhD candidate Caitlin Smith half-swam, half-crawled across mud on an inner tube. She tied a harness around its chest and front flippers, so the rest ... <a title="Dugongs and turtles are starving to death in Queensland seas – and La Niña’s floods are to blame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/dugongs-and-turtles-are-starving-to-death-in-queensland-seas-and-la-ninas-floods-are-to-blame-190663/" aria-label="Read more about Dugongs and turtles are starving to death in Queensland seas – and La Niña’s floods are to blame">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2022
RNZ Pacific Two radio stations linked to the French Pacific’s decolonisation movements want to co-operate to lift the use of indigenous languages. The heads of Radio Tefana in French Polynesia and Radio Djiido in New Caledonia said this was in line with the United Nations declaring the next 10 years as the decade of vernacular ... <a title="Pacific radio stations unite to boost use of Indigenous languages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/pacific-radio-stations-unite-to-boost-use-of-indigenous-languages/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific radio stations unite to boost use of Indigenous languages">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah C. E. Ross, Associate Professor in English Literatures and Creative Communication, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Not so long ago, the death of a monarch would have been a cue for outpourings of elegies and poetic commemorations. One might have thought ... <a title="Silence of the poets – has an ancient tradition of commemorative verse died with the Queen?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/silence-of-the-poets-has-an-ancient-tradition-of-commemorative-verse-died-with-the-queen-190834/" aria-label="Read more about Silence of the poets – has an ancient tradition of commemorative verse died with the Queen?">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron McTernan, Lecturer of Media and Communication, University of South Australia Jane Dempster/AAP Why do politicians often post content that seems awkward, outrageous or strange? The answer could be an appeal to authenticity – something that has become a valuable currency in the world of politicians, influencers ... <a title="From curry nights to ‘coal kills’ dresses: how social media drives politicians to behave like influencers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/from-curry-nights-to-coal-kills-dresses-how-social-media-drives-politicians-to-behave-like-influencers-190246/" aria-label="Read more about From curry nights to ‘coal kills’ dresses: how social media drives politicians to behave like influencers">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2022
RNZ News By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter There is mounting pressure on tech titans Google and Facebook to pay local news media to carry their news online. Google has already done deals with some for its News Showcase, but other big names in news are still trying to get the platforms to pay — ... <a title="Global tech titans under growing NZ pressure to pay for news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/global-tech-titans-under-growing-nz-pressure-to-pay-for-news/" aria-label="Read more about Global tech titans under growing NZ pressure to pay for news">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Wright, Adjunct Research Fellow in Philosophy, La Trobe University Shutterstock Many of us accept science is a reliable guide to what we ought to believe – but not all of us do. Mistrust of science has led to scepticism around several important issues, from climate change ... <a title="Why should we trust science? Because it doesn’t trust itself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/why-should-we-trust-science-because-it-doesnt-trust-itself-188988/" aria-label="Read more about Why should we trust science? Because it doesn’t trust itself">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Herrero, Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University Pavel Danilyuk/Pexels, CC BY-SA So you’ve had COVID and have now recovered. You don’t have ongoing symptoms and luckily, you don’t seem to have developed long COVID. But what impacts has COVID had on your overall ... <a title="I’ve had COVID and am constantly getting colds. Did COVID harm my immune system? Am I now at risk of other infectious diseases?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/ive-had-covid-and-am-constantly-getting-colds-did-covid-harm-my-immune-system-am-i-now-at-risk-of-other-infectious-diseases-188899/" aria-label="Read more about I’ve had COVID and am constantly getting colds. Did COVID harm my immune system? Am I now at risk of other infectious diseases?">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna M. Kotarba-Morley, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology, Flinders University Jarrad Kowlessar/courtesy of Gumurr Marthakal Indigenous Rangers Climate change is rapidly intensifying. Amid the chaos and damage it wreaks, many precious Indigenous heritage sites in Australia and around the world are being destroyed at an alarming rate. Sea-level ... <a title="From crumbling rock art to exposed ancestral remains, climate change is ravaging our precious Indigenous heritage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/from-crumbling-rock-art-to-exposed-ancestral-remains-climate-change-is-ravaging-our-precious-indigenous-heritage-188454/" aria-label="Read more about From crumbling rock art to exposed ancestral remains, climate change is ravaging our precious Indigenous heritage">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Senior Lecturer in Retail Marketing, University of Tasmania Karolina Grabowska/Pexels UK supermarkets have removed “best before” dates on thousands of fresh food products in an effort to reduce food waste. One of the major supermarket chains, Sainsbury’s, is replacing these labels with product messaging that ... <a title="Why ‘best before’ food labelling is not best for the planet or your budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/why-best-before-food-labelling-is-not-best-for-the-planet-or-your-budget-189686/" aria-label="Read more about Why ‘best before’ food labelling is not best for the planet or your budget">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Fischetti, Professor, Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle Yustinus Tjiuwanda/Unsplash, CC BY Year 12 students around Australia are preparing to sit their final exams. For many young people this is one of the most stressful parts of school, with ... <a title="We can predict final school marks in year 11 – it’s time to replace stressful exams with more meaningful education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/we-can-predict-final-school-marks-in-year-11-its-time-to-replace-stressful-exams-with-more-meaningful-education-190071/" aria-label="Read more about We can predict final school marks in year 11 – it’s time to replace stressful exams with more meaningful education">Read more</a>
