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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": 129512,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "eb51198a3fffd809b690c05846a98b8c",
            "title": "NHS could start prostate cancer screening - which men are eligible?",
            "description": "The National Screening Committee is expected to recommend the first-ever screening programme for the disease next week, but only for those at the highest risk",
            "content": "“It’s a head versus heart decision,” explained Chiara de Biase, the director of health services, equity and improvement at Prostate Cancer UK. “Your heart is saying ‘just screen everybody, let’s give everybody a PSA test’. But it’s not harmless, and ... [6077 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/men-tested-prostate-cancer-new-scheme-mljxvqqpq",
            "image": "https://www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2F5cfc2701-fbf3-4412-8fe3-d99f474e3b89.jpg?crop=1600%2C900%2C0%2C0&resize=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-21T19:05:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9e0e1039092ec85a0b069e08b66bb337",
                "name": "The Times",
                "url": "https://www.thetimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d1fcfa868058a7a6af72971317818a87",
            "title": "Nine early life habits set you up for a lifetime of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, study finds",
            "description": "Bad habits stemming all the way back to infancy could lead to obesity, diabetes and heart disease later in life, a recent study from health experts at Penn State suggests.",
            "content": "Bad habits stemming all the way back to infancy could lead to obesity, diabetes and heart disease later in life, a study suggests.\nResearchers at Penn State looked at nearly 150 women and their infants when the babies were two and six months old.\nUsi... [4664 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-15313747/nine-early-life-habits-obesity-diabetes-heart-disease.html",
            "image": "https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/11/21/16/104084353-0-image-m-17_1763741830938.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-21T17:14:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4aca9b1f6287a5f7a6dea911063bdb49",
                "name": "Daily Mail",
                "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4d95b1fb533960cda955ee9e6cc3d1fc",
            "title": "Brandon Buckingham says his “heart, liver and lungs are failing” in concerning health update",
            "description": "Popular YouTuber Brandon Buckingham says he’s in intensive care for serious health issues and it’s “not looking good.”",
            "content": "Popular YouTuber Brandon Buckingham says he’s in intensive care for serious health issues and it’s “not looking good.”\nBrandon Buckingham, a YouTuber known for his documentary and man-on-the-street style videos, has revealed a series of major emergen... [1364 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/brandon-buckingham-says-his-heart-liver-and-lungs-are-failing-in-concerning-health-update-3285918/",
            "image": "https://www.dexerto.com/cdn-image/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/21/brandon-Buckingham-health-concern-icu-hospital-failing-liver-heart-youtuber.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-21T16:59:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f65d4907dbe6b33046627de7f5a9746f",
                "name": "Dexerto",
                "url": "https://www.dexerto.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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