eli5 Why is our medical history so secretive but we know most medical diagnoses of celebrities, politicians, athletes etc…
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HIPPA protects all that information (medical history AND diagnosis), it’s a law and the main reason we know about medical diagnosis usually comes from the person in question themselves (celebrity, politician, athlete etc) have you ever noticed that? or their agents release it to the public/media or some inside source (it can literally be anyone including hospital staff, they can be paid off) medical history sometimes isn’t relevant to us only the hospital where the person got checked or doctor that dealt w them
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