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Elise Takahama

Elise Takahama

Health Reporter at The Seattle Times

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  • English
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  • Health & Medicine
  • Local News

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Recent Articles

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How COVID still haunts us in WA

Five years ago, a mysterious virus opened a new chapter in history. Since then, Seattle has grieved losses, found hope, made changes — and started to move on.
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Seattle Children’s likely to pay $16M to current and former staffers

Seattle Children's will likely pay $16 million to thousands of current and former staffers, in an ongoing lawsuit around lost meal breaks.
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These WA health programs and jobs just got cut by the feds

In Washington state, several vaccine programs, plus disease surveillance and health equity work, are losing significant federal funding.
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Seattle-area hospital loses 101 staffers after Medicaid payment pause

Layoffs at Valley Medical Center could be a sign of future Medicaid-related problems, healthcare leaders warn.
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Trump not in contempt in Seattle Children’s gender-affirming care c...

The Trump administration will not be held in contempt after it canceled a research grant at Seattle Children's, a federal judge decided Monday.
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Dr. King Holmes, UW's first global health chair and a pioneer in st...

The world-renowned medical pioneer helped demystify the field of sexually transmitted infections, and his innovation for preventing gonorrhea stands today.
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How much has bird flu spread in WA?

The outbreak has sickened and killed millions of animals, caused alarm among farmers, and, perhaps most notably to the public, raised the price of eggs. 
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First 2025 measles case in a WA resident confirmed

A King County infant has tested positive for measles. Authorities are letting the public know where and when the risks existed for exposure.
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Judge in Seattle deals blow to Trump order seeking end to some gend...

The judge found the Trump executive order unconstitutional. The order seeks to end federal funding for gender-affirming care for minors.
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Second wave of seasonal flu hits WA hospitals, fills ERs

The uptick of influenza has filled the region's hospitals with patients and contributed to high death counts this month.
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Trump’s gender-affirming care order will likely ‘not survive’ scrut...

A federal judge in Seattle has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at slashing funding for gender-affirming care for youth.