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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 APIAPI 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": 145756,
"articles": [
{
"id": "8538062cd7ba5c79754544d221414d2a",
"title": "Cruise ship hantavirus latest: Boat to sail from Cape Verde to Canary Islands with passengers trapped on board",
"description": "WHO says a total of seven hantavirus cases identified on cruise ship MV Hondius so far",
"content": "Swipe for next article\nLiveupdated\nCruise ship hantavirus latest: Boat to sail from Cape Verde to Canary Islands with passengers trapped on board\nWHO says a total of seven hantavirus cases identified on cruise ship MV Hondius so far\nThe cruise ship a... [9078 chars]",
"url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hantavirus-outbreak-cruise-ship-symptoms-uk-latest-news-b2970424.html",
"image": "https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/05/05/00/05-3240d180e62045858207cbf1a7a18739.jpg?width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-05T22:59:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "0d5c0adfb0e84da759fe48296b9f6e55",
"name": "The Independent",
"url": "https://www.independent.co.uk"
}
},
{
"id": "91a66f2d5401fa50166f233cbbd57abf",
"title": "New cancer jab available for patients at three health trusts",
"description": "Health minister hopes a key injectable cancer drug will be available in all five trusts \"as soon as possible\".",
"content": "Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has confirmed that a key injectable cancer drug which can be used to treat multiple cancers is being used in three of Northern Ireland's five health trusts.\nPembrolizumab (Keytruda) is a type of immunotherapy that helps t... [2044 chars]",
"url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgz91dkddno",
"image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/79d4/live/25875110-4898-11f1-891e-47c72be732a7.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-05T15:43:50Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
"name": "BBC",
"url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
}
},
{
"id": "fb368d2a2cab8e2210808739d62568c3",
"title": "Single dose of magic mushroom psychedelic can cause anatomical brain changes, study finds",
"description": "Participants took 25mg of psilocybin, reporting deeper psychological insight and better wellbeing a month later",
"content": "A single dose of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, can induce anatomical changes in the brain, according to research among people who took the psychedelic compound for the first time.\nScientists spotted apparent changes in the bra... [3830 chars]",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/05/magic-mushrooms-psychedelic-changes-brain-anatomy-psilocybin",
"image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/afcf9374665ccca37457949c2f512c777c7c0a94/0_0_2439_1950/master/2439.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=e3201e41a2652e414e65e1d82bbaaac9",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-05T15:01:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
"name": "The Guardian",
"url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
}
}
]
}