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Emily Kwong

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Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Short Wave, Line Today (Hong Kong), NPR, Flipboard, Health News Florida, WUSF Public Media, KAMU-FM (College Station, TX), WBUR-FM (Boston, MA), KRCC-FM (Colorado Springs, CO), LAist, MPR News (Saint Paul, MN) and
Audio journo. Host of Inheriting from @LAistStudios. Co-host of @NPRShortWave podcast. Roots in @RavenRadio 🌱 @AIRmedia board co-president. AZN. Water bender.
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Why you'll probably be misdiagnosed in your lifetime

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By Rachel Carlson Verified, Emily Kwong Verified, Rebecca Ramirez Verified, Berly McCoy
| NPR Verified
Why medical diagnosis error is a crisis : Short Wave Nearly every person will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime. That means either a delayed diagnosis, a wrong diagnosis – or no diagnosis at all. That’s according to a report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine from 2015 on diagnostic error.
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A course correction in managing drying rivers

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By Emily Kwong Verified, Rebecca Ramirez, Gisele Grayson Verified
| KSUT FM Verified
Listen to Short Wave on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. Historic drought in the west and water diversion for human use are causing stretches of the Colorado and Mississippi Rivers to run dry. The Colorado River's declining flows can be seen at Lake Mead, where precipitous drops in water levels have left chalky stains on the mountains surrounding the United States's largest reservoir (by volume).
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What can seashells teach us about the health of our oceans? Original

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By Emily Kwong Verified, Juan Diego Ramirez, Juan Ramírez, Rebecca Ramirez Verified
| NPR Verified
What can seashells teach us about the health of our oceans? : Short Wave Seashells: They're beautiful remnants to carry home from the beach—and so much more! According to environmental journalist Cynthia Barnett, seashells record history more accurately than the humans who first wrote it down. In this episode, we talk about the science of seashells, their impact on humankind and the scientist behind a very famous tongue twister.
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