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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": 2462180,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3f094015e1817eb2f08c88456a74ed8a",
            "title": "Scientists develop first-ever blood test to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome",
            "description": "CFS is a disabling illness characterised by extreme fatigue that is not relieved by rest.",
            "content": "A new blood test can diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as CFS or ME, with an accuracy of 96%, according to scientists who developed it.\nThe researchers, from the University of East Anglia, hope the breakthrough could pave the way for a si... [3043 chars]",
            "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-develop-first-ever-blood-test-to-diagnose-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-13446510",
            "image": "https://e3.365dm.com/25/10/1600x900/skynews-fatigue-tired-woman_7045495.jpg?20251008004738",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-07T23:49:39Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "896bbd67b1fce1e7e97122b9a4345dab",
                "name": "Sky News",
                "url": "https://news.sky.com",
                "country": "gb"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0f3a7a810fc61602729a1d5be35655ab",
            "title": "Aberdeen A&E is first in Scotland to introduce routine HIV tests",
            "description": "NHS Grampian consultant Gareth Patton says early detection of Hepatitis and HIV could save lives.",
            "content": "Patients treated in A&E in Aberdeen will be the first in the country to be routinely offered a potentially life-saving test for HIV and Hepatitis B and C.\nIt follows a successful trial at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary last year during which around 25 peop... [2115 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gkyrldg72o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/cac5/live/cf26abf0-a373-11f0-92db-77261a15b9d2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-07T21:53:38Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk",
                "country": "gb"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0826be4949e960dff68dd75761f11f8e",
            "title": "Zoe Ball speaks out on 'horrific' health ordeal that left her struggling to breathe",
            "description": "Former Strictly Come Dancing star Zoe Ball said she suffered one of the most 'horrific' symptoms during her time as the host of BBC Radio 2's Breakfast Show",
            "content": "Former Strictly Come Dancing star Zoe Ball said she suffered one of the most 'horrific' symptoms during her time as the host of BBC Radio 2's Breakfast Show\nZoe Ball has opened up about the \"really nasty\" symptoms she's endured while navigating the m... [2895 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/zoe-ball-speaks-out-horrific-36029547",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/article36029545.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_Annotation-2025-10-03-103100.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-07T19:49:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6cae1c46bb8b237dc470e08f1d7ce41a",
                "name": "The Mirror",
                "url": "https://www.mirror.co.uk",
                "country": "gb"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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