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Ireland Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from Ireland with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Ireland Health News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Ireland.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=ie&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 2498280,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3f57bf0d9587bbcd49aaa7dcd186f158",
            "title": "Refined DNA sequencing tool reveals hidden mutations behind aging and cancer",
            "description": "Researchers have refined a powerful DNA sequencing tool that can uncover hidden mutations that occur naturally in our bodies as we age.",
            "content": "Researchers have refined a powerful DNA sequencing tool that can uncover hidden mutations that occur naturally in our bodies as we age. In the largest study to date, they have used the tool to provide insights into the earliest steps of cancer develo... [5255 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20251008/Refined-DNA-sequencing-tool-reveals-hidden-mutations-behind-aging-and-cancer.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/picture/2016/3/DNA_sequence_-_Gio.tto_c40da62e4cd64a28bb62afe2ca60d1db-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-08T19:26:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net",
                "country": "ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b0c63ac038d0ff0090e36e656e5d9531",
            "title": "Active Surveillance a Safe, Viable Option in Papillary Thyroid Cancer",
            "description": "Long-term study reveals active surveillance is a safe management strategy for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer, especially in older patients.",
            "content": "Active surveillance (AS) appears to be a durable and safe long-term management strategy for patients with small, low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), with durability and age strongly correlated, according to a long-term cohort study (NCT03271892)... [4085 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.targetedonc.com/view/active-surveillance-a-safe-viable-option-in-papillary-thyroid-cancer",
            "image": "https://cdn.sanity.io/images/0vv8moc6/targetedonc/a4ee2ba0edeabc4cf903b9a12bcac8a7dbaa8c77-1200x630.png",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-08T19:00:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5e38c926c12b41af0a0d41b6f36f5328",
                "name": "Targeted Oncology",
                "url": "https://www.targetedonc.com",
                "country": "ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ca2f3304e770fce937b6fda41fe5c1a8",
            "title": "New brain circuit discovery offers hope for chronic pain relief",
            "description": "Acute or short-lived pain, despite its bad reputation, is usually a lifesaver. It acts as a transient negative sensory experience that helps us avoid danger.",
            "content": "Acute or short-lived pain, despite its bad reputation, is usually a lifesaver. It acts as a transient negative sensory experience that helps us avoid danger. Touch a hot stove, stub a toe, or bonk your head on a low branch, and the nervous system cue... [5185 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20251008/New-brain-circuit-discovery-offers-hope-for-chronic-pain-relief.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/picture/2014/7/92036744-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-08T19:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net",
                "country": "ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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