Elise Takahama

Seattle

Reporter at Seattle Times

health reporter @seattletimes | board rep @aajaseattle | alum @dailyfreepress 💌 | [email protected] (she/her)

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First Seattle patients receive new early Alzheimer’s drug

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Elise Takahama

David Park has a remarkable brain. Not only is it a powerhouse that propelled a decadeslong career in optometry and teaching, but Park’s brain also presents a rare example of early Alzheimer’s disease. Although the condition usually worsens over time and gives patients an average of four to eight more years to live, Park has been living with mild Alzheimer’s symptoms for almost 20 years.
Seattle Children’s to pay $16 million in meal break lawsuit

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Elise Takahama

Seattle Children’s will likely pay $16 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleges the hospital illegally denied meal breaks to thousands of workers, according to court filings this week. The class includes about 4,400 current and former hourly hospital staffers, so — after attorney fees are deducted — the average person should receive about $2,500, according to a motion filed by plaintiffs Tuesday. The motion requests a judge’s approval, which is pending.
Seattle Children's pagará $16 millones por demanda de descansos de comida

1 month ago | elsoldeyakima.com | Elise Takahama

El Hospital infantil de Seattle probablemente pagará $16 millones para resolver una demanda colectiva que argumenta que el hospital negó ilegalmente descansos para comer a miles de trabajadores, según documentos judiciales presentados esta semana.
Federal cuts throw Seattle veterans health research into limbo

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Hannah Furfaro |Elise Takahama

The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded by Ballmer Group, a national organization focused on economic mobility for children and families. The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over work produced by this team. Traumatic brain injury. Addiction treatment. Approaches to heart surgeries.
Trump administration closes regional HHS office in downtown Seattle

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Elise Takahama

The Trump administration has closed the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services center in downtown Seattle, along with four other regional hubs across the country, according to Washington Rep. Suzan DelBene’s office. The Region 10 office in Columbia Center, serves Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska.
These WA health programs and jobs just got cut by the feds

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Elise Takahama

As the federal government continues to slash public health funding, the state is starting to get a better picture of the losses — especially when it comes to vaccination efforts. Following the Department of Health and Human Services’ abrupt cancellation of more than $12 billion in federal grants last week, leaders at the Washington state health department have confirmed what work will likely end.
Trump not in contempt in Seattle Children’s gender-affirming care case, judge says

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Elise Takahama

The Trump administration will not be held in contempt after it canceled a research grant at Seattle Children’s, a federal judge has decided. Although Judge Lauren King found the National Institutes of Health’s interpretation of her orders “unreasonable and self-serving,” there isn’t enough evidence to hold the Trump administration in contempt, she wrote. The grant supported a study tasked with developing an online tool for health education for trans and gender diverse youth.
FAQ: What to know about bird flu in WA

2 months ago | yakimaherald.com | Elise Takahama

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Judge in Seattle deliberates pause on Trump order on gender-affirming care

2 months ago | tri-cityherald.com | Elise Takahama

A federal judge in Seattle is deliberating Friday afternoon whether to extend a pause on President Donald Trump's freeze on federal funding for gender-affirming care for trans youth. U.S. District Judge Lauren King is weighing Washington state's request for a preliminary injunction, which, if granted, would extend the temporary block she first ordered two weeks ago.
King County confirms measles case; public warned of possible exposure

2 months ago | tri-cityherald.com | Elise Takahama

A King County infant has tested positive for measles in the year’s first confirmed case in a Washington resident. Photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Lotz/U.S. Air Force upi A King County infant has tested positive for measles in the year’s first confirmed case in a Washington resident. The child might have been exposed to the highly contagious disease while traveling abroad, King County’s public health department said in a Thursday notice.