Elise Takahama

Articles by Elise Takahama

What WA health department says about falling vaccination rates - The Seattle Times

Health September 22, 2026

Even as fewer Washington parents chose to have their kindergartners vaccinated last year, the overall percentage of K-12 students receiving required shots held steady. According to recent data from �...

Doctors team up for first-of-its-kind birth at Woodland Park Zoo - The Seattle Times

Health August 24, 2026

Of the thousands of babies Dr. Emily Norland has helped deliver, this one stood out. The 5.4-pound newborn was quiet when he came into the world in May. He was wrinkly, with thick skin and covered i�...

3 King County residents possibly exposed to hantavirus linked to cruise - The Seattle Times

Health May 14, 2026

Three King County residents were potentially exposed to the type of hantavirus blamed for a deadly cruise ship outbreak last month, health officials announced Tuesday, while also noting the risk to t�...

WA flu cases are on the rise, many of them kids, as CDC changes vaccine recommendations - The Seattle Times

Health January 9, 2026

Flu season is starting to snowball in Washington, picking up in the past few weeks and only expected to worsen this month. Influenza cases began to increase here in mid-December, coming a few weeks �...

How Seattle scientists are helping research a path to an HIV cure - The Seattle Times

Health December 2, 2025

The world is a few steps closer to a cure for HIV, a hopeful sign illuminated by two studies published Monday that feature the work of several Seattle researchers.  The papers, which appear in the j...