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": 62456,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b381f7ff16a7a99c3117615219a3cf63",
            "title": "Researchers use light-activated drugs to map the brain's internal painkillers",
            "description": "Placebo effects, in which patients experience relief without therapeutic treatment, increasingly have been considered as potentially powerful clinical treatments for ailments such as depression and pain. Yet the neurological mechanisms underlying such processes are not fully understood. Now, a multi-institutional team led by the University of California San Diego's Matthew Banghart, an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences, has pinpointed the brain circuitry responsible for placebo pain relief.",
            "content": "Placebo effects, in which patients experience relief without therapeutic treatment, increasingly have been considered as potentially powerful clinical treatments for ailments such as depression and pain. Yet the neurological mechanisms underlying suc... [4401 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260417/Researchers-use-light-activated-drugs-to-map-the-brains-internal-painkillers.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/picture/2016/3/Artificially_Colored_MRI_Scan_Of_Human_Brain-Daisy_Daisy_a8c5d8bbbf824bc8932308e30187510f-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T08:07:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3a4441a451389ffb9fc4f6625d95ea39",
            "title": "Taunsa HIV crisis exposed by BBC findings",
            "description": "BBC findings on the Taunsa HIV outbreak reveal unsafe practices, weak oversight and the need for accountability.",
            "content": "ISLAMABAD: A BBC investigation into the HIV outbreak in Taunsa point to a public health emergency of exceptional scale and reflect deep-rooted failures in infection control and medical oversight.\nReferring to the BBC probe and its summary report, the... [2993 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/04/16/dawn-editorial-says-bbc-findings-expose-scale-of-taunsa-hiv-crisis",
            "image": "https://i.dawn.com/large/2026/04/1620191883bd4d6.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T17:04:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "42f01186ca43680b240acb0cb5600463",
                "name": "Pakistan Today",
                "url": "https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "99e4ecee833d83bd63351a4a8621fba4",
            "title": "AACR 2026 Chairs Identify Themes and Highlights from the Conference",
            "description": "AACR chairs Paul Mischel and Alice Shaw shared insights with GEN on the key themes shaping this year’s program.",
            "content": "The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting kicks off this weekend in San Diego. A whirlwind of sessions, keynotes, fireside chats, posters, and exhibitors, the meeting is THE annual event for the cancer community.\nBefore the c... [18443 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.genengnews.com/topics/cancer/aacr-2026-chairs-identify-themes-and-highlights-from-the-conference/",
            "image": "https://www.genengnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Unknown-1.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T16:04:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "44d4211fca4dbb83c12712451a910c36",
                "name": "Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News",
                "url": "https://www.genengnews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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