Compare these two sentences:

It was something of a new approach after the midseason loss of leading scorer Chamique Holdsclaw to an undisclosed private medical condition.

It was something of a new approach after the midseason loss of leading scorer Chamique Holdsclaw to an undisclosed "private medical condition."

Why does the Washington Post choose the latter? Do they have some reason to believe Mique is lying, or are they just being snarky? Or do they just like titillating scare quotes?