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Ice baths are booming in popularity – but they come with health risks

July 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Michele Ursi/Getty Images Walk through any trendy suburb and you might find a new “wellness” studio offering ice baths or “contrast therapy” (a sauna and ice bath combo). Scroll social media, ... <a title="Ice baths are booming in popularity – but they come with health risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/09/ice-baths-are-booming-in-popularity-but-they-come-with-health-risks-260206/" aria-label="Read more about Ice baths are booming in popularity – but they come with health risks">Read more</a>

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Can’t fill your ADHD script? Here’s why, and what to do while the shortage persists

July 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Janetzki, Lecturer in Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of South Australia Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses are rising across Australia. But after finally getting a diagnosis, many people are discovering the medicine they’ve been prescribed isn’t available at the pharmacy. Australia faces a nation-wide shortage of methylphenidate ... <a title="Can’t fill your ADHD script? Here’s why, and what to do while the shortage persists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/09/cant-fill-your-adhd-script-heres-why-and-what-to-do-while-the-shortage-persists-259911/" aria-label="Read more about Can’t fill your ADHD script? Here’s why, and what to do while the shortage persists">Read more</a>

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Medicinal cannabis is big business. But the latest clampdown won’t curb unsafe prescribing

July 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carmen Lim, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland Nuva Frames/Shutterstock Australia’s key regulator of health professionals has announced it’s clamping down on unsafe prescribing of medicinal cannabis in the wake of surging patient demand. The Australian Health Practitioner ... <a title="Medicinal cannabis is big business. But the latest clampdown won’t curb unsafe prescribing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/09/medicinal-cannabis-is-big-business-but-the-latest-clampdown-wont-curb-unsafe-prescribing-260803/" aria-label="Read more about Medicinal cannabis is big business. But the latest clampdown won’t curb unsafe prescribing">Read more</a>

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Are ‘ghost stores’ haunting your social media feed? How to spot and avoid them

July 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Mortimer, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology CC BY The offer pops up in your social media feed. The website is professional and the imagery illustrates an Australian coastal region, or chic inner-CBD scene. The brand name indicates this exclusive fashion retailer ... <a title="Are ‘ghost stores’ haunting your social media feed? How to spot and avoid them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/09/are-ghost-stores-haunting-your-social-media-feed-how-to-spot-and-avoid-them-260583/" aria-label="Read more about Are ‘ghost stores’ haunting your social media feed? How to spot and avoid them">Read more</a>

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NZ Post is the latest company to drop its climate targets – another sign business is struggling to decarbonise

July 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pii-Tuulia Nikula, Associate Professor, School of Business, Eastern Institute of Technology Getty Images NZ Post committed to cutting its emissions by 32% by 2030 (based on 2018 levels), but recently announced it would abandon its climate target. The company was part of the Science Based Target initiative ... <a title="NZ Post is the latest company to drop its climate targets – another sign business is struggling to decarbonise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/09/nz-post-is-the-latest-company-to-drop-its-climate-targets-another-sign-business-is-struggling-to-decarbonise-260589/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Post is the latest company to drop its climate targets – another sign business is struggling to decarbonise">Read more</a>

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Teeth record the hidden history of your childhood climate and diet

July 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya M. Smith, Professor in the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution & Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University Douglas Sacha / Getty Images The climate we live in affects our lives in profound ways: hot summers, cold winters, dry spells and wet weather ... <a title="Teeth record the hidden history of your childhood climate and diet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/09/teeth-record-the-hidden-history-of-your-childhood-climate-and-diet-258707/" aria-label="Read more about Teeth record the hidden history of your childhood climate and diet">Read more</a>

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Netflix’s Shark Whisperer wants us to think ‘sexy conservation’ is the way to save sharks – does it have a point?

July 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hopkins, Senior Lecturer in Education (Curriculum and Pedagogy), University of the Sunshine Coast Netflix In the new Netflix documentary Shark Whisperer, the great white shark gets an image makeover – from Jaws villain to misunderstood friend and admirer. But the star of the documentary is not ... <a title="Netflix’s Shark Whisperer wants us to think ‘sexy conservation’ is the way to save sharks – does it have a point?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/09/netflixs-shark-whisperer-wants-us-to-think-sexy-conservation-is-the-way-to-save-sharks-does-it-have-a-point-260290/" aria-label="Read more about Netflix’s Shark Whisperer wants us to think ‘sexy conservation’ is the way to save sharks – does it have a point?">Read more</a>

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How do coronial inquests work? Here’s what they can and can’t do

July 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marc Trabsky, Associate Professor of Law, Monash University Northern Territory Coroner Elizabeth Armitage’s inquest findings into the death of Kumanjayi Walker have sparked conversations across Australia. The coroner found the NT police officer who shot Walker, Zachary Rolfe, was “racist”, and she couldn’t exclude the possibility that ... <a title="How do coronial inquests work? Here’s what they can and can’t do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/09/how-do-coronial-inquests-work-heres-what-they-can-and-cant-do-260692/" aria-label="Read more about How do coronial inquests work? Here’s what they can and can’t do">Read more</a>

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Greek and Roman nymphs weren’t just sexy nature spirits. They had other important jobs too

July 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kitty Smith, PhD Candidate in Classical Greek and Roman History, University of Sydney Acteon, having accidentally seen the goddess Diana and her nymphs bathing, begins to change into a stag. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. George S. Amory, Object Number: 64.208. Could you ever be ... <a title="Greek and Roman nymphs weren’t just sexy nature spirits. They had other important jobs too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/09/greek-and-roman-nymphs-werent-just-sexy-nature-spirits-they-had-other-important-jobs-too-258287/" aria-label="Read more about Greek and Roman nymphs weren’t just sexy nature spirits. They had other important jobs too">Read more</a>

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American science is in crisis. It’s a great opportunity for Australia to snap up top scientists

July 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Walker, Visiting Fellow, National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University Stellalevi / Getty Images Science in the United States in in trouble. The National Science Foundation, a key research funding agency, has suffered devastating funding cuts under the current administration. Critics say ... <a title="American science is in crisis. It’s a great opportunity for Australia to snap up top scientists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/09/american-science-is-in-crisis-its-a-great-opportunity-for-australia-to-snap-up-top-scientists-260593/" aria-label="Read more about American science is in crisis. It’s a great opportunity for Australia to snap up top scientists">Read more</a>

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Some young people sexually abuse. Here’s how to reduce reoffending by up to 90%

July 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jesse Cale, Associate Professor of Criminology, Deputy Director Research (Griffith Youth Forensic Service), Griffith University When we think about who’s responsible for sexual abuse in Australia, we usually picture adults. But young people are responsible for a substantial proportion of sexual offences nationwide. Up to a third ... <a title="Some young people sexually abuse. Here’s how to reduce reoffending by up to 90%" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/09/some-young-people-sexually-abuse-heres-how-to-reduce-reoffending-by-up-to-90-260084/" aria-label="Read more about Some young people sexually abuse. Here’s how to reduce reoffending by up to 90%">Read more</a>

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XFG could become the next dominant COVID variant. Here’s what to know about ‘Stratus’

July 9, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Griffin, Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The University of Queensland visualspace/Getty Images Given the number of times this has happened already, it should come as little surprise that we’re now faced with yet another new subvariant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID. This new subvariant ... <a title="XFG could become the next dominant COVID variant. Here’s what to know about ‘Stratus’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/09/xfg-could-become-the-next-dominant-covid-variant-heres-what-to-know-about-stratus-260499/" aria-label="Read more about XFG could become the next dominant COVID variant. Here’s what to know about ‘Stratus’">Read more</a>