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
In Seattle area, 988 mental health hotline supports tens of thousands in crisis
When people call 988, they get immediate help — but from a trained crisis counselor instead of law enforcement or paramedics. So far, close to 100,000 people have called or texted 988 from Puget Sound-based area codes.
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Need anti-withdrawal meds? In King County, call this 24/7 hotline
People addicted to opioids in King County can call a new hotline and get a prescription right away for a drug that can help.
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King County offers free clinics to help kids catch up on their shots
Kids got behind on their vaccines during and after the pandemic. To try to turn things around, free clinics in many South King County locations will offer vaccines.
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Seattle’s Kaiser midwifery practice shuts down, even as demand for midwives increases
Kaiser Capitol Hill is a midwifery practice that will stop delivering babies in early 2025, shutting down an option for hundreds of moms who worked with this group every year. In recent years, families expecting babies have increasingly sought midwifery care; women often choose midwives when they want more time with their provider or are hoping to avoid medical interventions, like epidurals or C-sections.
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King County is getting its first walk-in mental health crisis center
A new walk-in crisis care center in Kirkland for people experiencing mental health emergencies will start accepting patients in early August.
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3 babies hospitalized in King County amid whooping cough outbreak
Whooping cough is on the rise in King County, in large part because kids got behind on their vaccines during the pandemic. So health officials are urging everyone — especially kids and pregnant people — to catch up on their shots.
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Get ready, Seattle. Summer '24 is about to bring the heat
Western Washington is bracing for potentially record-breaking heat this weekend. While that might sou
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Seattle plans to send more mental health specialists to 911 calls
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More people die on south Seattle streets, where wide streets encourage fast driving
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No more lead in your eyeliner: New Washington state law bans toxic cosmetics
A new state law aims to get cosmetics with certain chemicals out of Washington’s stores and salons. Advocates say it’s the strongest law of its kind in the country.