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Articles by Patrick Waechter
Ficus Trees, Soccer Teams and Housing Element on City Council Agenda
“We’ve got champions in the house!” cheered Mayor Bosse as she called the teams forward to receive certificates and pose for photos. On March 11, two teams of boys from AYSO Region 76 in Beverly Hills, the under 10s and under 12s, won this year’s Western States Championship. Although a team of girls won the championship last year, no boys team from the organization’s 48-year history in the city has ever achieved this distinction.
Standing Room Only for Final Live with Lili
City of Beverly Hills | Community News | News Persistent drizzle from this season’s 11th atmospheric river did not stop a crowd from gathering for the mayor’s 10th and final Live with Lili. It was a packed house in the Beverly Hills City Hall Municipal Gallery March 14. BY Patrick Waechter March 16, 2023 Reading Time: 5 minutes Persistent drizzle from this season’s 11th atmospheric river did not stop a crowd from gathering for the mayor’s 10th and final Live with Lili.
I Faked My Hypnosis During Therapy And Then Lied About It For Years
Maddie Abuyuan / BuzzFeed News; Getty Images I have something to get off my chest that’s been eating at me for years. Back in 2019, I was seeking a quick fix to an imminent mental health crisis. After a harried internet search. I found a hypnotherapist who I thought might help me overcome the lingering pain of a divorce, and the intense anxiety I was feeling in a new relationship. Hypnosis , when properly administered, is supposed to be a legitimate treatment.
Why Experts Aren’t That Concerned Monkeypox In Wastewater Will Spread To Rats
In the last major US monkeypox outbreak 19 years ago, a shipment of pet prairie dogs caught the virus while caged in close quarters with infected rodents. The disease ultimately spread to dozens of people who bought the playful and cuddly prairie dogs to keep as pets. At the time, Lisa A. Murphy, a veterinarian, was attending a class in foreign animal diseases in Wisconsin, the same state where the first positive case was reported in 2003.
Here's What You Should Know About Monkeypox In Children
Marina Demidiuk / Getty Images / iStockphoto Yet, even when making these seemingly game-changing announcements, public health experts continue emphasizing that the vast majority of cases they are seeing are still in men who have sex with men. At least for the moment, they say that this is the community that needs more attention and access to vaccines and testing.
These Weight Loss Drugs Seem Promising. Here’s What It’s Like To Take Them.
Maddie Abuyuan / BuzzFeed News; Mounjaro; Wegovy Carlene Johnson, a 48-year-old Boston resident, couldn’t remember a time when she didn’t feel hungry. Even after eating a full meal, she felt like she needed to eat again just minutes later. She tried many diets and programs, but the hunger always lingered. All the while, she felt the constant pressure and stigma from society for having a bigger body.
Monkeypox Cases Are Still On The Rise While People Say They Are Struggling To Get Tests And Vaccines
Signs from Toronto Public Health offer resources and information for monkey pox at the Dyke March in Toronto on June 25, 2022. Steve Russell / Toronto Star via Getty Images The first US case of monkeypox was confirmed in Massachusetts in May, and now there are at least 1,972 cases across 44 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
A Safe Place to Talk: Raising HIV Awareness through Barbershops
Barbershops are often hubs for conversation in Black and Latinx communities. DKBmed’s Fade Out HIV initiative strives to make use of these gathering spots to destigmatize HIV education and save lives. — Introduction, by James Fallows: The dispatch below is by Patrick Waechter. Next month he will graduate from USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism with a master’s degree in specialized journalism focusing on immersive storytelling.
My Journey Into the Wild Nights of Marrakech’s Queer Underground
Before the pandemic, I worked as a hotel critic. For 11 years, I went all over the place, moving from one hotel to the next, fronting myself as some kind of expert of hospitality. By the third or fourth year it was beginning to be true, but near the start, I was a mess. One of the first trips I took for that job was to the Moroccan city of Marrakech. I brought my friend Justin along, who is always fun but is also — a lot.
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