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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": 132832,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "19c0b3328723bc57b87285782c214a14",
            "title": "Cold sore virus leaves Penrhyn-coch woman with encephalitis brain damage",
            "description": "Helen could never have imagined a virus she may have had for years would leave her with brain damage.",
            "content": "Helen Edwards could never have imagined a virus she may have had since childhood would leave her with brain damage.\nAt first, the 74-year-old thought she had flu, but ended up spending 12 weeks in hospital.\nDoctors diagnosed her with encephalitis, ex... [4586 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0lenp4r70eo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/71e2/live/db4d9ce0-2dc5-11f1-b372-019434fa5473.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-12T20:45:20Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3ee71703167ee552416d7ffcd7506591",
            "title": "23 Gynecologists Share Shocking Patient Stories",
            "description": "“I have rarely felt as strong an urge to slug someone as I did with this guy.”",
            "content": "Gynecologists Are Sharing Their Wildest “I Can’t Believe This Happened!” Patient Stories, And Wow, Who Knew Genitals Could Be So Interesting\n“I have rarely felt as strong an urge to slug someone as I did with this guy.”\nWarning: This post contains gr... [10101 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.buzzfeed.com/jennaguillaume/gynecologists-wildest-stories",
            "image": "https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2026-03/25/07/thumb/_jttFIgYj.jpg?crop=3000:1571;0,293%26downsize=1250:*",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-12T16:31:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b697b2aa95a614f8ec47e331bf4afa20",
                "name": "BuzzFeed",
                "url": "https://www.buzzfeed.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "63d7981f496b134255ae618f44c87735",
            "title": "5 Early Symptoms of Appendicitis Doctors Say You Shouldn't Ignore",
            "description": "Do you need your appendix removed? Experts reveal the appendicitis symptoms to be aware of that require urgent medical attention.",
            "content": "3 min read\nThere are many, many different causes of stomach aches, from stress and medications to food poisoning and GI conditions. But when your minor stomach problems turn serious, they may mean you need your appendix removed—and being able to reco... [4261 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.prevention.com/health/a70984515/top-appendicitis-symptoms/",
            "image": "https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/3f1813e6-0845-4825-b512-43fd6820240c.jpeg?crop=1xw:0.75xh;0xw,0.043xh&resize=1200:*",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-12T14:58:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1334afdd6ffbe3f3fe159adb07c6b08e",
                "name": "Prevention",
                "url": "https://www.prevention.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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