Asuka Koda
Staff Reporter
asuka.koda@yale.edu
Asuka Koda covers the Yale School of Medicine and the Yale School of Public Health. From New York City, she is a sophomore in Davenport majoring in Mathematics and Philosophy.
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ARIELA LOPEZ, ASUKA KODA & CELIA HERNANDEZ
Same-day registration voters met with hours-long lines at City Hall

1,130 individuals — including hundreds of Yale students — registered and were issued ballots at City Hall on Election Day, standing in lines for up to three hours.

November 6, 2024

ASUKA KODA & NORA MOSES
The choice: reproductive rights stakes in the 2024 election

The News spoke with physicians, students and activists on how the presidential election could impact reproductive freedoms across America.

November 5, 2024

ASUKA KODA
As Ozempic usage expands, accessibility dwindles

Ozempic continues to grow in popularity in weight loss use. However, low-income patient populations who have an increased need for the medication often do not have access to the drug.

October 31, 2024

ASUKA KODA
Connecticut Governor and Comptroller urge Prospect Medical Holdings and YNHH to close $435 million acquisition deal

Officials argue that the deal’s collapse negatively impacts local communities, while two hospital systems battle over the deal in courts.

October 25, 2024

ARIELA LOPEZ & ASUKA KODA
Former diplomat discusses “chilling effect” of US Gaza policy at MENA suite

Hala Rharrit, who resigned from the State Department in April, encouraged students to not write off careers in government at an event hosted by the Middle Eastern-North African cultural community.

October 24, 2024

ASUKA KODA
What is XEC, the new COVID-19 variant?

XEC is on track to become the new dominant COVID-19 strain this winter. Yale and New Haven experts weigh in on why you should still get the new vaccine even though it may be less effective at neutralization because it is a recombinant variant.

October 14, 2024

ASUKA KODA
Telehealth patients at Yale and beyond may soon lose access to prescriptions

Yale School of Medicine and YNHHS join 350 stakeholders’ call to extend the prescription of Schedule II-V controlled substances via telemedicine services.

October 1, 2024

ASUKA KODA
Mosquitoes-borne diseases make a comeback in Northeast

The Northeast is no stranger to vector-borne diseases. What is behind a recent rise in cases?

September 12, 2024

ASUKA KODA, ESMA OKUTAN & JANICE HUR
Yale settles with fertility clinic patients that were administered saline instead of fentanyl

On Monday, plaintiffs’ attorneys announced that Yale has reached a confidential settlement with 150 fertility clinic patients. The victims sued Yale in 2021 after a nurse stole fentanyl for personal use during their IVF treatments.

September 9, 2024

ASUKA KODA
Yale New Haven Health System and Prospect Medical Holdings in a legal battle over the $435 million hospital acquisition deal

In October 2022, Yale New Haven Health System signed an agreement with Prospect Medical Holdings to acquire three Connecticut hospitals. Since then, the two parties have sued each other over the deal.

August 30, 2024

ASUKA KODA
Yale commits to invest $150 Million into AI development

On Aug. 28, University Provost Scott Strobel announced that over the next five years, Yale will be investing more than $150 million to support faculty, students and staff involved in AI development.

August 29, 2024