New sensor could help detect Parkinson’s disease in human tears
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Health News in Brazil
Real-time health news from Brazil, structured for developers. NewsMesh filters Brazil-relevant health coverage into one JSON feed (GET /v1/latest?category=health&country=br), each story tagged with category, country relevance, and the named people detected in the body.
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Health news in Brazil coverage
NewsMesh filters Brazil-relevant health coverage into one structured feed, ready to query by the same parameters as the rest of the API.
Pull Health news in Brazil into your app
Authenticate with your apiKey and call one endpoint (GET api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?category=health&country=br). The examples below are ready to copy.
curl "https://api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?apiKey=nm_xxx&category=health&country=br&limit=20"Endpoints
GET /v1/latest: Most-recent articles, filterable by category, country, and date range.GET /v1/search: Full-text search across the archive with boolean operators and source filters.GET /v1/trending: Cached trending headlines, the fastest endpoint for homepage feeds.GET /v1/article/{id}: Fetch a single article and its full metadata by ID.
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Frequently asked questions about Health news in Brazil
What health news from Brazil does NewsMesh cover?
NewsMesh filters Brazil-relevant health coverage into one structured feed, each story tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body.
Which endpoint returns health news from Brazil?
Call GET /v1/latest?category=health&country=br. Use /v1/search to add keyword queries on top of the same filters.
Can I get Brazil news in other categories?
Yes. Swap the category parameter (business, sports, technology, health, and more) or drop it entirely to get all Brazil coverage from /v1/latest?country=br.
Is health news from Brazil available in real time?
Yes. NewsMesh is a real-time news API: health Brazil stories are served through the live /v1/latest and /v1/trending endpoints alongside a searchable archive, each tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body, so you can build a live feed without scraping HTML.
How do I access the health news from Brazil feed?
Create a NewsMesh account, generate an API key, and call the endpoint above with your apiKey parameter. See the pricing page for current plans and rate limits.
Need more data?
Access the full dataset programmatically with the NewsMesh API.