It might seem as if the medical experiences of political figures always make the front page of major news outlets. (Interestingly, Vice President J.D. Vance had a medical procedure you probably didn't hear about .)

However, sometimes treatments that politicians' family members undergo get less press. That's why you might not have heard much about a treatment that Melania Trump, wife of President Donald Trump, underwent in 2018 during her husband's first term.

An official White House statement described the First Lady's procedure as an embolization necessary to address a "benign kidney condition." Embolization prevents blood from flowing in a specific blood vessel. When performed in and around the kidneys, the procedure is called a renal artery embolization.

Because the White House's

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