Health

Kate Middleton and the history of royal secrecy in health

WHill Kate Middleton has been absent from royal duties for two months due to “planned abdominal surgery”, leaving the British public full of speculation about what is going on with their future queen consort. but The royal family has always walked a fine line between balancing private health matters with…

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Kate Middleton health and recovery speculation, conspiracy theories

In January, Kensington Palace announced that Kate Middleton had undergone planned abdominal surgery and would not resume public duties until “after Easter” at the earliest. “The Princess of Wales appreciates the interest this statement will generate,” the palace said at the time. “She hopes the public will understand her desire…

Lawmakers link changes to CBO scoring for preventive health

Almost every lawmaker remembers their first “bad” score from the Congressional Budget Office, the nonpartisan organization that estimates the budget and economic effects of legislation. Rep. Diana Daggett, D-Colo. For, when she tried to pass a bill mandating Medicare and Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation services, including counseling and drugs….