Nov 09 2022
Article #3 Final
Hi, I’m Wade Canaday and …
Today’s stories include a look at how patients with disabilities are being turned away by doctors, Dancing With the Stars eliminations, and some statistics from the recently released Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2.
Doctors are turning away potential patients with disabilities.
A professor of medicine at Harvard has heard from patients with disabilities that “healthcare is substandard”.
The names of the doctors and physicians were left anonymous to try and get them to admit that they treat patients with disabilities differently in a recent study.
Many doctors had a lot to say about patients in wheelchairs, saying their offices didn’t accommodate a scale to weigh them.
Communication disabilities were also seen to be a problem. One doctor said they were losing money every time they saw a deaf patient because they had to hire a translator.
Carter Ades, Morningside Nursing student, had this to say about the topic…
“A patient with disabilities deserves healthcare just like anybody else does.”
Patients with disabilities were then interviewed confirming that many of those issues are true.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/19/health/doctors-patients-disabilities.html
On a different note,
Dancing With the Stars had a double elimination last Monday.
The theme for the night was a throwback to the 90’s.
Wayne Brady, Charli D’Amelio, and Gabby Windey all earned perfect scores.
The second half of the night consisted of relay dances, where there was an assigned judge who had to choose a winner each round.
The couple with the lowest combined scores and votes was Heidi D’Amelio and her partner Artem. They were immediately sent home.
Morningside Dancer, Samantha Snyder, was shocked to hear about Heidi’s departure…
“I was not aware that it was a double elimination night, but I was definitely shocked when Heidi D’Amelio left. I thought she was at the top of the leaderboard and she continuously did well throughout the weeks and I was definitely surprised she left.”
Vinny Guadagnino and his partner also ended up being eliminated to conclude the double elimination night.
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/dancing-with-the-stars-semi-finalists-double-elimination-123542604
Last but not least,
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 reaches 1 billion dollars in revenue in 10 days after its recent release.
Modern Warfare 2 made 1 billion dollars faster than any previous Call of Duty game. The previous record-holder was Black Ops II when it took 15 days to reach 1 billion dollars.
This stat follows Activision’s previous statement about how the game grossed over 800 million dollars in the first weekend.
Modern Warfare 2 is not quite the highest grossing in that period of time though, with GTA V grossing 1 billion dollars in three days.
Call of Duty players have collectively logged more than 200 million hours of game time and played more than 1 billion matches within these 10 days.
Morningside student, Joseph Harris, was asked about his favorite part of the game…
“Honestly, probably just playing with the boys.”
Warzone 2.0 is set to release November 16th, which is also expected to have a big launch.
Those were the top stories today, thanks for listening and I’ll see you next time.