Eilis O'Neill

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order Thursday to try to help hundreds of thousands of Washington state residents who are at risk of losing their Medicaid health insurance.

Getting health care in the San Juan Islands can be tough for residents. Because of the challenges of getting to the mainland, residents say they sometimes delay care until it’s an emergency.

Breast milk samples from moms in the Seattle area contained chemicals linked to health problems, new research has found.

KUOW wins two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

Until recently, it seemed like gender-affirming care for trans kids would continue in liberal places like Western Washington, despite the Trump administration's crackdown. But families and advocates say access to that care is now dwindling in the Puget Sound region.

Nurses at a Tacoma hospital allege that ICE agents have repeatedly ignored practices safeguarding detainee patients’ privacy, health, and safety.

Washington state made two major changes to child welfare policy in the last several years to keep more babies and children with their families of origin. Almost a year ago, KUOW’s Eilís O’Neill set out to understand the effects of those changes.

Women with certain genetic mutations are at extremely high risk of ovarian cancer. Now, some researchers are trying a new approach to preventing this deadly cancer.

In recent years, Washington state has made two major policy changes to keep more birth families together. Since then, fewer kids have been taken from their birth families. But over the same time period, more babies and children from families who’ve been investigated by child welfare workers have died.

Washington state is continuing to recommend 15 vaccines for children and adolescents, in line with the schedule recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.