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
'All I want to do is feed my baby': The struggle facing parents of babies who need specialized formula
Alisha Harris is a nail technician who lives in Mill Creek, near Everett. About two weeks ago, she had only a can and a half left of the specialized formula her baby girl Mahaliyah needs. That was enough to last about a week and a half. She knew formula was in short supply, so she started looking for more.
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Health
The pandemic made these seniors rethink the 'years they have left'
Many seniors had planned for their golden years to look one way — time with family, grandchildren, friends — and then the pandemic took that away. Now, they're rethinking how they want to spend their remaining time.
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Health
Colds aren’t just colds. They’re a big driver of pediatric hospitalizations
Colds are back. Kids are getting sick. Some people say that’s a good thing: Kids need to build immunity to common viruses. But it’s more complicated.
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Environment
Biden unveils protection plan for old-growth forest during Seattle visit
On Friday, President Joe Biden visited Seattle’s Seward Park to announce and sign an executive order meant to protect old-growth forests on federal lands.
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Health
King County turns to police departments to keep walkers, rollers safe on Hwy 99
King County is getting $120,000 from the state to make Highway 99 safer for non-drivers. But the county isn’t putting in more crosswalks or redesigning the road to slow down traffic. Instead, officials are temporarily putting more police officers on the road.
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Health
Could a psychedelic trip help burned out health care workers cope? This scientist thinks so
Tony Back, an oncologist at the University of Washington, thinks he knows of something that could help health care workers struggling with anxiety and depression: Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms.
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Health
Seattle Now: The Great Unmasking
Masks are off... kind of. Our mask mandate ended this weekend, but are people actually ditching their face coverings? We visit two spots a
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Health
Washington's indoor mask mandate is over. Here's how Seattle is feeling about it.
For the last couple of years, your get-out-the-door routine probably involved checking to see if you had your keys, your wallet, and a face mask.
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Health
What will you do as masking indoors becomes optional?
The statewide indoor mask mandate ends in Washington this weekend. KUOW spoke with several members of the public to get a sense of what they plan to do and how they’re feeling as the pandemic enters this new phase.
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Health
Masks work. But do mask mandates work in schools? That’s debatable
Masks help prevent the spread of Covid. That’s basic science. But what about mask mandates in schools — do those make a difference in terms of spread? It turns out … maybe not.