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": 137316,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "901c71c63371c0ca302a9254438f4e47",
            "title": "Health agency names two schools affected by Berkshire meningitis outbreak",
            "description": "Students from Reading Blue Coat school, and Highdown secondary school and sixth form centre receiving treatment",
            "content": "Two schools attended by pupils receiving treatment for meningitis have been named amid an outbreak of the infection in Berkshire which has caused the death of a student.\nThe patients attend Reading Blue Coat school and Highdown secondary school and s... [2525 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/15/meningitis-outbreak-schools-berkshire-reading-blue-coat-highdown",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9a5e9f58689a37ffd86086024747e6ecda70e93c/793_0_6797_5441/master/6797.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=77938d843fad28e795167508677d4812",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T13:28:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fdb752df36ecef1c87d83a6fb528b29e",
            "title": "I forgot to blink and my jaw swung like a crack addict",
            "description": "AT her lowest point, Shannon Anderson's body was under such strain that her jugular vein visibly pulsed through the skin on her neck.\nThe...",
            "content": "AT her lowest point, Shannon Anderson’s body was under such strain that her jugular vein visibly pulsed through the skin on her neck.\nThe 37-year-old was living on the edge as her drug use spiralled out of control, leaving her paranoid, sleep-deprive... [5664 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/39086154/adderall-addiction-life-death/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/newspress-collage-9ff93cnjw-1778838445312.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&1778842079&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T12:51:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8312b3960d99553247ab475ee7eeed9a",
                "name": "The Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4e61d0b9b0cacb60e46ab372a7469e49",
            "title": "Genetic research links Akan tribe to increased kidney disease risk",
            "description": "Head of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics at the University of Ghana Medical School, Professor Vincent Boima, has released new findings linking ethnic groups to genetic risk factors for kidney disease in West Africa.",
            "content": "Head of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics at the University of Ghana Medical School, Professor Vincent Boima, has released new findings linking ethnic groups to genetic risk factors for kidney disease in West Africa.\nSpeaking to Citi FM on ... [3468 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Genetic-research-links-Akan-tribe-to-increased-kidney-disease-risk-2034697",
            "image": "https://cdn.ghanaweb.com/imagelib/pics/892/89268801.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T12:49:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "36a7532ab225120a7221af5bfb44650f",
                "name": "GhanaWeb",
                "url": "https://www.ghanaweb.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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