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": 138374,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5fb3a0a17de6a5d277439d1fa1cd4348",
            "title": "three months later my husband did the unthinkable to me and our newborn baby, I felt numb",
            "description": "OPENING my eyes, I could see bright lights and hear my family’s voices.\nWhen I tried to speak, the words that came out were incoherent. I knew...",
            "content": "OPENING my eyes, I could see bright lights and hear my family’s voices.\nWhen I tried to speak, the words that came out were incoherent. I knew I was in hospital, but had no idea what had happened. All I wanted to know was if my unborn baby was OK.\nAd... [3694 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/39073675/stroke-at-31-husband-did-unthinkable/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/newspress-collage-9lsxsv5up-1778505316236.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&1778508970&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-17T15:01:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8312b3960d99553247ab475ee7eeed9a",
                "name": "The Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5f963df00d744c68fe06867d9cca4c7e",
            "title": "Hantavirus can survive in semen 6 years after infection: Study",
            "description": "A 2023 study suggesting the hantavirus can live for years in semen and be transmitted sexually long after infection is getting attention following the deadly outbreak on the MV Hondius. Three passengers on the Dutch‑flagged cruise ship died after contracting the Andes strain of hantavirus, and several others were infected. A small number of Americans who disembarked have either tested positive or are being monitored in the U.S.",
            "content": "Hantavirus detected in semen after six years, but is it really dangerous?\nA Swiss study of one man sparked global reports, but found no live virus in semen; Dr. Noam Levitan explains why there is little reason to panic over sexual transmission fears\n... [1072 chars]",
            "url": "https://ground.news/article/study-discovers-worrying-link-between-contagious-hantavirus-strain-and-sperm-that-can-increase-sti-risk",
            "image": "data:image/svg+xml,path { fill: %23262626 } @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { path { fill: %23EEEFE9 } }",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-17T13:55:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c6d1c1ae3d541952e0100a17a8475e05",
                "name": "Ground News",
                "url": "https://ground.news"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "496a761d8da778c21f2551c49aa10b2d",
            "title": "How worrying is the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo?",
            "description": "An outbreak in DR Congo has been declared a health emergency, with almost 250 suspected cases reported.",
            "content": "The outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is concerning.\nIt has been spreading for weeks undetected in a part of the world where civil war makes getting on top of the virus difficult, and the species of Ebola involved is rare, so ther... [4312 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9q311nj5r3o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/0fab/live/4cc2b0d0-51ee-11f1-86f6-35d8fdccc492.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-17T13:31:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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