The combined whooping cough vaccine adds four more diseases against which protection is being offered to the newborn child via its mother.

BBC: Whooping cough vaccine a 'no-brainer' during pregnancy

In a study published last year in the journal Cortex, Dr. Rankin and her colleagues studied the ability to detect sarcasm in 102 patients who had been diagnosed with four progressive diseases that lead to memory loss: frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy and vascular-cognitive impairment.

WSJ: When Social Skills Are a Warning

Until they do, the monoculture of the banana means that the fruit is susceptible to widespread crop damage by Race Four and perhaps new diseases.

FORBES: Banana Fungus Threatens World Crop

One in eight admissions to general hospitals in the UK are for gut conditions and diseases, and almost one in four main operations within general hospitals are performed on the digestive tract.

BBC: NEWS | Health | People 'ignoring' gut illnesses

If you're at high risk of certain eye diseases, such as glaucoma, get an eye exam every two to four years up to age 40, then every one to three years between 40 and 54, and finally every one to two years at age 55 and older.

CNN: Nearsightedness

The dramatic episode represents the first time in more than four decades that the United States has invoked its authority to isolate and quarantine people with certain infectious diseases.

NPR: Man Eluded Attempts to Control Deadly TB Strain

In the U.S., the WEF notes, the avoidable indirect impact of chronic diseases, due for example to productivity losses through disability, unplanned absences and increased accidents, is four times the direct costs of healthcare coverage.

FORBES: Costs Of The 'Silent Pandemic'