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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Health
The 2021 heat wave 'was a wake-up call.' But Seattle's still unprepared for high temps
Preparing for extreme heat takes time, city and county officials say.
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Western Washington prepares for heat wave this week
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Health
Chronic stress during pregnancy reduces babies' iron, study finds
Chronic stress during pregnancy is bad for fetal development and pregnancy outcomes, many studies have shown. New research from the University of Washington and the Technical University of Munich reveals how prenatal stress can decrease how much iron the baby gets. And iron is crucial for brain development and cognition.
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King County prepares for fallout from overturning Roe v Wade
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Health
Longer wait times, discouraged patients: What abortion rights advocates in Washington expect post-Roe
Providers in Washington are trying to meet the increased demand for abortions here with medication abortions, longer hours, and at least one additional clinic — but they can’t ramp up fast enough to meet an expected surge in demand.
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Seattle area Catholics react to overturning Roe v Wade
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Vaccines are available for kids under 5, but getting an appointment around Seattle is pretty hard
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Health
How to return to exercise after having Covid: slowly
There’s not evidence that abstaining from exercise in the weeks after having Covid helps prevent long Covid. And not exercising can be bad for you.
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Why you should be careful hitting the gym while recovering from Covid
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Inmates asked to sign waiver freeing state prison of liability amid Covid outbreak
Hundreds of people at Stafford Creek Corrections Center— more than a quarter of those incarcerated, and dozens of staff — have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last month.