United Kingdom Health News API

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            "title": "'Never-ending' childhood disease hitting UK adults",
            "description": "That cough you cannot shake might not be stress, but something associated with childhood in a lot of people's minds",
            "content": "A hard-to-shift cough may be caused by a highly contagious bacterial infection of the lungs and airways thought to mainly affect children. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, spreads easily and can be serious.\nInitial symptoms can be a runny nos... [3463 chars]",
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            "title": "three months later my husband did the unthinkable to me and our newborn baby, I felt numb",
            "description": "OPENING my eyes, I could see bright lights and hear my family’s voices.\nWhen I tried to speak, the words that came out were incoherent. I knew...",
            "content": "OPENING my eyes, I could see bright lights and hear my family’s voices.\nWhen I tried to speak, the words that came out were incoherent. I knew I was in hospital, but had no idea what had happened. All I wanted to know was if my unborn baby was OK.\nAd... [3694 chars]",
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            "title": "Couple has baby after vasectomy - thanks to gift from father",
            "description": "A couple living near Swindon has welcomed their new baby, despite a vasectomy and failed operation.",
            "content": "Shona and Allen Payton, from Royal Wootton Bassett, married in 2022 and say they were always keen to start a family but feared it wouldn't be possible, due to a vasectomy carried out during Allen's previous marriage.\nNow, the pair are delighted to ha... [2168 chars]",
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