Eilis 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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'You’re my queen.' A Latina wife with dementia and the loving husband who cares for her
The U.S. population of Latino seniors is expected to more than double over the next 20 years, and Latinos are one of the groups most at risk of developing dementia. Services aren't keeping pace with the growing need.
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Where to get the updated Covid shot in King County
Updated Covid vaccines are expected to arrive in Washington state within days, now that the CDC has recommended them for everyone six months and older.
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There's meth on that: Study finds drug traces on Seattle transit rides
Researchers with the University of Washington looking at possible secondhand drug exposure on public transit found methamphetamine and fentanyl on surfaces and in the air on Seattle and Portland's buses and trains.
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Understanding 'familicide' after Seattle's murder-suicide in Wallingford
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More Washington kids get the measles vaccine, thanks to a rule change
More school kids in Washington state have been getting vaccinated against measles. That’s because, after measles outbreaks in 2019 — including a major one in the Portland/Vancouver area — legislators tightened who could opt out of the shots.
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Sad in the summer: Why some of us are grumpier these days
Everyone’s heard of winter depression, or SAD. But it turns out: Some people feel better in the winter and worse in the summer. It’s called summer SAD, or summer depression.
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Want to get outside? Go now, before the smoke returns to the Seattle area
Winds from the Pacific are currently clearing the smoke out of the Puget Sound region, and the air quality here is expected to be pretty good through Thursday midday. But the area could be in for more bad air quality by next weekend, when the winds might bring wildfire smoke from Canada down into the Seattle area.
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Seattle heat wave got you down? You’re not alone
Heat waves, like the one gripping the Seattle area this week, can take a toll on mental health.
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If you never got a Covid booster, get one now: experts say
Covid cases and hospitalizations are ticking up slightly in Washington state and King County, so people are wondering if they should run out and get another Covid shot.
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A wheelchair ramp, respite care: What WA's long-term care tax could realistically get you
When older people in the U.S. need long-term care in a nursing home or from a home health aide, most have to pay out of pocket or turn to family. In July, Washington became the first state to try to address the problem with a public long-term care benefit funded through a payroll tax.