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Pakistan Health News API

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

Get API key for the Pakistan 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 Pakistan.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=pk&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 56144,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "6050c1043f40d59d25f0ddb06bf61ebd",
            "title": "Why regularly taking laxatives over the long term can be a bad idea",
            "description": "Laxatives are generally quite safe when taken at the recommended dosage. However, they can cause side effects and long-term use and overuse can lead to problems.",
            "content": "If you’ve ever been constipated you may have tried laxatives. They’re easy to get without a prescription and often help get things moving.\nCertainly a lot of people use laxatives and some older people are very reliant on them to help with bowel funct... [5351 chars]",
            "url": "https://theconversation.com/why-regularly-taking-laxatives-over-the-long-term-can-be-a-bad-idea-269404",
            "image": "https://images.theconversation.com/files/709830/original/file-20251219-56-79g8s9.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=0%2C452%2C5416%2C2708&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-03T00:21:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "344b3e5c4a3152c0cbebe5418ae064b7",
                "name": "The Conversation",
                "url": "https://theconversation.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d4e795a8f376755e515984eec797abdf",
            "title": "Should you pay £500 for a shingles jab?",
            "description": "As new studies suggest some vaccinations could lower the risk of dementia and heart disease, the experts weigh in on whether it’s worth a shot",
            "content": "Flu jabs have also been linked to a reduction in the risk of dementia, which one in three people born in the UK today will develop (currently 65 per cent of sufferers are women). An American study in 2022 looked at the health records of tens of thous... [7826 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/article/shingles-jab-3mk5fhn9b",
            "image": "https://www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2F2bf052e9-fc4f-4780-95d5-a32bfa0f0ffd.jpg?crop=5616%2C3159%2C0%2C293&resize=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-02T23:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9e0e1039092ec85a0b069e08b66bb337",
                "name": "The Times",
                "url": "https://www.thetimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c8067636d2a87b59b38e5ab9d62c7405",
            "title": "Are we overdiagnosing a generation with ADHD?",
            "description": "Young people are increasingly reaching adult life with a label. A diagnosis of depression, anxiety or neurodivergence does not necessarily mean a disability, the GP and author Gavin Francis tells Damian Whitworth",
            "content": "Eventually, with time, new friendships and regular running his mood lifted and life became pleasurable again. Denying his condition a label may have made it easier to shrug off “that leaden coat”, and he reflects warmly on those regular discussions w... [10035 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/article/overdiagnosing-adhd-0br6nwt2q",
            "image": "https://www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fc8dceb99-8488-40d0-85eb-3ef4c5c0bbca.jpg?crop=1600%2C900%2C0%2C84&resize=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-02T23:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9e0e1039092ec85a0b069e08b66bb337",
                "name": "The Times",
                "url": "https://www.thetimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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