Eilís O'Neill
Reporter
About
Eilís (eye-LEASH) O'Neill fell in love with radio when she was a 14-year-old high school intern at KUOW, in the program that later became RadioActive. Since then, she's worked as a radio reporter in South America and New York City and was thrilled to return to her hometown radio station in 2017. Her work has appeared on The World, Marketplace, and NPR.
Eilís has a degree in English and Spanish from Oberlin College and a master’s degree in science, environment and health journalism from Columbia University.
Stories
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Politics
Western Washington groups scramble to admit refugees before Trump’s inauguration
Advocacy groups are working nonstop to admit refugees into the U.S. as quickly as possible, in case the incoming Trump administration shuts the door to additional arrivals.
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Health Care
Washington's tribes want Medicaid to cover traditional healing
When Washington’s legislative session kicks off next week, lawmakers will take up the issue of traditional Native American medicine.
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Health
With Trump returning, some trans folks prepare to move to Washington state, or another country
Amid worries about what President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration means for them, some transgender people plan to relocate to Washington state — or leave the U.S. altogether.
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Health
With RFK nomination, Washington state health leaders brace for local impacts
President-elect Donald Trump has named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, a choice that worries some Washington state leaders, largely because of his position on vaccines.
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Why the future of Seattle's Lake Washington Boulevard has sparked a heated debate
Many Seattle streets were closed to cars during the pandemic. As people returned to their previous driving habits, the city weighed whether to make those changes permanent. On Lake Washington Boulevard, that question got heated.
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Health
More Washington state kids are exposed to lead than we know
Snohomish County’s public health department is trying to get more health-care providers to test their young patients for lead exposure.
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Health Care
Will Washington's long-term care program survive the election?
Washington state’s long-term care insurance is the first of its kind in the country. Initiative 2124 will be on the ballot this fall and would give Washington state workers the ability to opt out of the program.
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Health
How new flu, RSV vaccines could help protect more kids this year
Several advancements in vaccines could help families keep viruses at bay this year.
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Health
Worst whooping cough outbreak in a decade has infected thousands
Whooping cough is spreading nationwide at the highest levels since 2014. There have been about 17,500 cases this year — more than four times as many compared to the same time last year — and four confirmed deaths. And experts are concerned that the outbreak could worsen in the fall and winter months.
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Health
Washington offered state Medicaid to undocumented adults. Thousands still don't have coverage
Washington state has extended new health insurance options to undocumented immigrants, but thousands of people who are eligible are still waiting for coverage.