United Kingdom Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from United Kingdom with our JSON API.

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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": 143940,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "596f3d78cc094d0aa015a834681fd044",
            "title": "I wasn’t just pregnant, I’d need an 11",
            "description": "WHEN April Fields rushed to A&E with stomach pains so severe she could barely walk, her mind went to the darkest place possible. \nAt...",
            "content": "WHEN April Fields rushed to A&E with stomach pains so severe she could barely walk, her mind went to the darkest place possible.\nAt eight weeks pregnant, she was convinced a massive cyst was threatening her unborn baby.\nBut, as the sonographer stared... [5812 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/38967808/stomach-pain-pregnant-shock-scan-discovery/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/e575bbe2-b85b-41f2-b252-c418ea6be3ae.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=480&h=385&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-02T08:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8312b3960d99553247ab475ee7eeed9a",
                "name": "The Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "801ba4a4775bd55294d2267451f8b061",
            "title": "'I turned to alcohol due to pain from undiagnosed arthritis'",
            "description": "Arthur Reynolds faced 11 years of misdiagnoses over the cause of his severe back pain.",
            "content": "A 29-year-old man says he turned to alcohol to cope after his arthritis went undiagnosed for more than a decade, leaving him in severe pain.\nArthur Reynolds, from Kennington in south London, first developed persistent chest pain aged 15.\nAn X-ray sho... [1809 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx21gr2k0w3o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/19bb/live/ba517520-4319-11f1-816b-9f1be170f343.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-02T07:07:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "732c43dd1ef7c640993bd235274a9cc1",
            "title": "First malaria drug for babies is approved in ‘major public health milestone’",
            "description": "WHO prequalification of Coartem Baby means newborns can be safely treated rather than using medication for older children",
            "content": "The first malaria treatment for babies has been approved by the World Health Organization, opening the door to widespread use around the globe.\nIn parts of Africa, up to 18% of children under six months will be infected with malaria, but there has hi... [2999 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/02/new-drug-coartem-baby-babies-malaria-who-treatment",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d96baef46133aea7b12e2018eaac1a46ca7faa2a/0_1412_3863_3091/master/3863.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=3dca0c0ffd49f449ead1959d1d54c525",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-02T06:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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