David Voran, MD

Professor, University of Missouri - Kansas City’s School of Medicine and University Health Kansas City in the Community and Family Medicine Residency Program

[David Voran, MD @dvoran]

Why You're Seeing a PA or NP—But Not a Doctor - TIME
The bigger question is how do you build teams if the training is completely balkanized? Answer probably lies in reconstructing the entire medical education system. https://t.co/724vKR9lAO

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https://t.co/Ek2TuQC0Nh via @NYTimes
One of the more enlightening stories. Here’s to you, Dylan Alverson, I hope to read about many clones of you across the country. We just might be able to dig ourselves out of the mess we’ve made.

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Five Ideas for Reducing Income Inequality
Do any of these ideas work? History shows us the big aberration that worked was the post WWII boom. Do we need WWIII? https://t.co/20DFn2ZtaT

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Why Your Next Great Meal May Be at a Gas Station
The one thing missing is a row of DC fast chargers in addition to the pumps.
Do that and more food will be sold. https://t.co/cJKewECUU7

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Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer Than Ever—and Remaking the Auto Industry
Americans are quietly screaming for affordable new cars … all built in China. https://t.co/2zOitKRjq4

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The fastest way to board an airplane, according to science
Want to board fast? Free checked bags and random seating. But, oh no! That eats into profits. Can’t have that, can we? https://t.co/npRFHdnDRN

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https://t.co/rDNjvkR4PG via @NYTimes
Want an AI job? May be time to look to agriculture.

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Adding to the List of Dementia Risks: a Diet High in Ultraprocessed Foods
Well, we are what we eat, right? https://t.co/CFprpaiHz0

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Tesla Semi tackles the Grapevine with a loaded trailer, leaves fleet operator ‘amazed’
I’m expecting to see a lot more of these soon. Getting more than 1.5 m/kWh with a full load is simply amazing. https://t.co/0heQYgbU67

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Whole-Brain Dynamics Predict Social Approach - Neuroscience News
Well, it takes the whole brain to respond to others. https://t.co/EyyBa1Hc7i

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New York can lead the way to universal healthcare coverage nationwide

Hmmm, Medicaid for all, and let those who can afford it layer on supplemental insurance. The kicker, mandate every provider needs to accept everyone. https://t.co/7rvoVrqNAS

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https://t.co/SDyGoe6m1L via @NYTimes
Yup, it’s the flour. What beats flour, water, salt? Virtually nothing.

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https://t.co/Fe7b83k87Y via @NYTimes
Don’t you get the feeling the world is teetering towards an inevitable disastrous confrontation? This unsteadiness could be toppled by a stupid move by someone.

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https://t.co/2CUzf0hRyo via @NYTimes
Don’t know what the cost of a weekly injection is going to be but if it’s too high it won’t be practical for a 20% chance of cure to be covered.

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Trump administration proposes having all federal workers sign NDAs
Wait! Don’t Federal workers work for us? Why do they need to or are even allowed to sign NDAs? Does that make sense? Is it even constitutional? https://t.co/0OEzGlC0ee

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https://t.co/nvjZu5Sy9J via @NYTimes
How many other diseases will be treated this way?

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Rising seas will swallow New Orleans. People need to start relocating now, scientists say
How in the world do you move a city? Doesn’t matter if it takes 50 years. How do you do it? https://t.co/hos7Qkontc

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The worst kind of cancer suddenly isn’t so scary anymore - Vox
I wonder how long it’ll take for adults to be given a slurry of vaccines to prevent cancers? https://t.co/805TvEzH7f

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How AI Talks People Out of Conspiracy Theories—and What We Can Learn From That
How refreshing. Facts win! https://t.co/CfwLa3Iawc

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An AI tool called OpenEvidence is used by 65% of US doctors — most patients have no idea it’s helping make their diagnoses
Of course, we physicians us Open Evidence along with other resources. Heck we’ve used 3rd party references for nearly 100 years. https://t.co/K8iHF0LRA0