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United Kingdom Health News API
Get the live top health headlines from United Kingdom with our JSON API.
Get API key for the United Kingdom Health News APIAPI 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 United Kingdom.
GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=gb&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
"totalArticles": 124978,
"articles": [
{
"id": "5704c221b06bd68c5a3cf88f0a346575",
"title": "There’s good news for those on statins, but two things concern me",
"description": "We should be less worried about the possible side-effects of the drugs and more conscious of overestimating the protection they offer",
"content": "I take atorvastatin — the most commonly prescribed drug in the UK — and I haven’t noticed any side-effects other than vivid dreams, which according to the Lancet study are unlikely to be linked to the drug. Indeed after many years of prescribing stat... [3723 chars]",
"url": "https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/article/statins-news-drugs-cholesterol-vlmg99ncs",
"image": "https://www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F724f6bcc-17ef-456a-8ab2-0b761f0651e0.png?crop=1500%2C844%2C0%2C54&resize=1200",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-09T17:55:07Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "9e0e1039092ec85a0b069e08b66bb337",
"name": "The Times",
"url": "https://www.thetimes.com"
}
},
{
"id": "4d58f1b95e8223b925d9f5654fc2da23",
"title": "Family of beloved son, 26, who died after hospital failings 'shocked' at inquest conclusion",
"description": "James Poots' family have paid tribute to him after an inquest admitted failings in his care",
"content": "James Poots' family have paid tribute to him after an inquest admitted failings in his care\nThe family of a previously healthy young man who died after waiting months for surgery have spoken of 'watching his spark go out' - and say they have been lef... [5694 chars]",
"url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/james-poots-inquest-conclusion-hospital-33390707",
"image": "https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/article33380452.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_JSR_MEN_050226james_02jpeg.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-09T16:43:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "d747ad2c8a358a8ac802059a4e88a6a6",
"name": "Manchester Evening News",
"url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk"
}
},
{
"id": "41aff53aa200535334b58db0fe7dc2b1",
"title": "Almost 70% of NHS areas in England offer only one cycle of IVF, data shows",
"description": "Charity says situation breaks Nice guidelines and is having devastating impact on couples struggling with infertility",
"content": "Millions of women in England are able to access only one round of IVF on the NHS because of health authority cutbacks and in contravention of official policy, research from a fertility charity has shown.\nNearly 70% of local areas fund just one cycle ... [3180 chars]",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/09/almost-70-percent-nhs-areas-england-one-cycle-ivf-data-infertility",
"image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4d758f2d8ec84f72d991bc5fedcb54f53dd03adc/291_0_4212_3369/master/4212.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=0392cb67a990d15f82eade27f3abdcc0",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-09T16:02:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
"name": "The Guardian",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
}
}
]
}