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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": 127068,
"articles": [
{
"id": "9310a8bd023ef7e02e3ab686c8025ab4",
"title": "Two dead after meningitis outbreak reported at University of Kent in Canterbury",
"description": "A student from the University has died, along with another person in the outbreak, with a further 11 said to be in hospital. | ITV News Meridian",
"content": "Two people have died and several more are in hospital, following an outbreak of an “invasive” disease at the University of Kent.\nHealth officials say they are aware of 13 cases of invasive meningococcal disease in the Canterbury area since Friday, bu... [5086 chars]",
"url": "https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2026-03-15/two-dead-after-outbreak-of-invasive-disease-reported-at-university",
"image": "https://images.ctfassets.net/pjshm78m9jt4/61ufugXwI2sC5aKVc6y3s/03bba10ae19e2f081d611a0376bd4cf4/Screenshot_2026-03-15_at_20.20.09.png?fm=jpg&fit=fill&w=1600&h=898&q=80",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-16T07:08:45Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "50e936df020ec4ba91592a1399c1d92f",
"name": "ITVX",
"url": "https://www.itv.com"
}
},
{
"id": "47fee91d9129ff3ecfc456be17a84ef9",
"title": "Blood in urine can be a fatal warning sign",
"description": "Patients in A&E who are offered scans and investigations within 48 hours have far better chances of survival, study finds",
"content": "One in 10 A&E patients with visible blood in their urine die within three months, research has found.\nHowever, those offered scans and investigations within 48 hours of arrival had far better chances of survival.\nThe WASHOUT study, presented at the E... [2837 chars]",
"url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/16/blood-urine-fatal-warning-sign-hospitals-investigations/",
"image": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/briefs/2026/03/15/TELEMMGLPICT000468984114_17735740150620_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqpVlberWd9EgFPZtcLiMQf0Rf_Wk3V23H2268P_XkPxc.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-16T06:00:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "0fc579b3cc7a823fd67a74b9ed6f0796",
"name": "The Telegraph",
"url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk"
}
},
{
"id": "667994ed44d2509aa36d647d47df2c53",
"title": "Two die, including university student, in 'invasive' meningitis outbreak",
"description": "Eleven more have fallen ill around Canterbury. The UK Health Security Agency is providing antibiotics to some students in the area.",
"content": "Two people have died during an outbreak of meningitis in the Canterbury area of Kent.\nIn a statement, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said 11 other people had fallen ill with signs of symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia.\nAll cases were disco... [2244 chars]",
"url": "https://news.sky.com/story/two-people-die-in-meningitis-outbreak-in-kent-13520252",
"image": "https://e3.365dm.com/26/03/1600x900/skynews-canterbury-kent_7193727.jpg?20260315200800",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-16T01:48:05Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "896bbd67b1fce1e7e97122b9a4345dab",
"name": "Sky News",
"url": "https://news.sky.com"
}
}
]
}