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3 London Clinic staff investigated for trying to access Kate Middleton’s medical records: Report

The investigation at the London hospital where Kate, the Princess of Wales, underwent abdominal surgery and a nearly two-week stay has reportedly expanded to three staffers.

The unidentified staffers at the London Clinic, where Kate was admitted in January, are reportedly suspected of trying to access the 42-year-old’s private medical records, according to ITV News, the first outlet to report the investigation has reportedly expanded to three staffers .

On Wednesday, the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK privacy and data protection watchdog, confirmed to ABC News it had received a security breach report involving the London Clinic.

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Tobacco

Key facts

  • Tobacco kills up to half of its users who don’t quit (1-3).
  • Tobacco kills more than 8 million people each year, including an estimated 1.3 million non-smokers who are exposed to second-hand smoke (4).
  • Around 80% of the world’s 1.3 billion tobacco users live in low- and middle-income countries.
  • In 2020, 22.3% of the world’s population used tobacco: 36.7% of men and 7.8% of women.
  • To address the tobacco epidemic, WHO Member States adopted the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in 2003. Currently 182 countries are Parties to this treaty.
  • The WHO MPOWER
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