JoNel Aleccia

JoNel Aleccia was a senior correspondent for KFF Health News until October 2022.

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Clinic Mix-Up Underscores Questions About Zika Test Handling

The failure of a University of Washington clinic to inform a pregnant woman in a timely fashion that she had tested positive for Zika follows other reports of botched or delayed tests in the U.S. since the outbreak of the virus in 2015.

Widow Unleashes Court Fight Against Scope Maker Olympus Over Superbug Outbreak

The Seattle case, the first to reach trial in the U.S., offers possible glimpse into fate of some two dozen lawsuits against manufacturing giant Olympus, accused of failing to address scope contamination linked to numerous deaths. The company faults poor hospital cleaning practices.

Zika en América: la saga de una mamá hispana

Lo primero que hizo María Ríos cuando nació su beba es chequear el tamaño de su cabeza. Fue entonces cuando supo que sus miedos se habían hecho realidad: la niña había nacido con microcefalia, una consecuencia del zika.