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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": 119760,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b8fa034e1fb8ec12246aa907dde5fa91",
            "title": "Study Reveals How Much Exercise You Need Weekly To Control Blood Pressure",
            "description": "When it comes to exercising for your heart's sake, you don't want to peak too early in life.",
            "content": "When it comes to exercising for your heart's sake, you don't want to peak too early in life. Research suggests that to protect yourself against high blood pressure in your twilight years, you need to keep your exercise levels up through middle age.\nB... [4722 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com/study-reveals-how-much-exercise-you-need-weekly-to-control-blood-pressure",
            "image": "https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/01/Young-person-running-over-a-rainy-parking-lot-.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-23T23:03:12Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "76a2943c768c5c3be7d790e609b40403",
                "name": "ScienceAlert",
                "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f3cbbaff3fcee4d8083fc039662fcff0",
            "title": "Health officials say no evidence of mystery brain illness in New Brunswick",
            "description": "The results of the investigation add to a growing body of research that suggests patients may have diagnosable illnesses.",
            "content": "A report by Canadian officials has found no evidence of a new disease after hundreds of reports of neurological symptoms led to claims of a mystery brain condition.\nThe results of the investigation by New Brunswick's Chief Medical Officer of Health a... [5651 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4qwyp3gpno",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/4310/live/44874040-e44b-11f0-a8dc-93c15fe68710.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-23T20:01:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6536c685b58ae9ec49e79bb920f3d254",
            "title": "Genetic tests for cancer on the NHS",
            "description": "Patients and their family members will be able to compare their genes to database to improve chances of beating the disease",
            "content": "Patients will be able to find out whether they have genes linked to cancer using a world-leading tool developed by the NHS.\nThe health service is to create a database of 120 genes known to increase the chances of developing cancer, the first of its k... [5055 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/23/genetic-tests-for-cancer-on-the-nhs/",
            "image": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/briefs/2026/01/23/TELEMMGLPICT000458636213_17691928435320_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqDiDrV97xgDFjc_F6AHtCzbRpwI5Tyvvrkv0uE14LTm0.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-23T20:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fc579b3cc7a823fd67a74b9ed6f0796",
                "name": "The Telegraph",
                "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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