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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 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 United Kingdom.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=gb&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 133632,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "32b539fa3b21838ee49ddf8f7128b960",
            "title": "'My daughter ended up in a coma after tummy bug symptoms'",
            "description": "A mum has warned of the dangers of sepsis after her 13-year-old's undiagnosed condition deteriorated.",
            "content": "A mum whose daughter was put on life support after initially suffering symptoms of a stomach bug has warned of the dangers of sepsis - as the teenager recovered from a coma to take her first steps.\nNatalie-Anne Rowlett, 40, said her 13-year-old daugh... [3724 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce35ggwpwx8o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/9baf/live/95905240-3754-11f1-a6a0-913b15480fa1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-14T05:11:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e2384b5c1f68887dd59bc445f5428e9c",
            "title": "Mansfield man took Gaviscon to combat 'heartburn' - but it turned out to be cancer",
            "description": "John Wardman would experience acid reflux symptoms every time he had a glass of wine or ate spicy food",
            "content": "John Wardman would experience acid reflux symptoms every time he had a glass of wine or ate spicy food\nA Nottinghamshire man spent years using over-the-counter remedies to combat 'heartburn' - but it later emerged he was experiencing cancer symptoms.... [3172 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/mansfield-man-took-gaviscon-combat-10913663",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.nottinghampost.com/article10913660.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_John-Wardman-during-his-cancer-treatment.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-14T05:05:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "cc8379a47af15bec4d57204d8cb26cd3",
                "name": "Nottinghamshire Live",
                "url": "https://www.nottinghampost.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a389014a537dd43b5159bc24fe3bb56b",
            "title": "Staveley mum's tribute after daughter died from rare disease",
            "description": "Michelle Taylor, from Staveley, has paid tribute to her daughter, Yasmin Taylor, who sadly died earlier this year from Niemann-Pick disease type C…",
            "content": "Michelle Taylor’s daughter Yasmin was diagnosed with a rare condition known as Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) when she was seven years old.\nThe disease, which can present at any age, is incurable and is the result of when the body cannot transport... [2449 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/26015963.staveley-mums-tribute-daughter-died-rare-disease/",
            "image": "https://www.nwemail.co.uk/resources/images/20780597.jpg?type=og-image&xType=0&yType=399",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-14T05:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3adeed1758d5658aba120329c1cf40fe",
                "name": "Nwemail.co.uk",
                "url": "https://www.nwemail.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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