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United Kingdom Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from United Kingdom with our JSON API.

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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": 118240,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "6612f2da371b734ee6e72765150ab43d",
            "title": "Healthy 18-year-old welder nearly died of anthrax-the 9th such puzzling case",
            "description": "Welder's Anthrax\" was first coined in 2022, when seven cases had been identified.",
            "content": "With the new year comes a new report of a deadly, puzzling infectious disease.\nIn a January 1 case study, health officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state of Louisiana revealed that a ninth metalworker contracted a r... [4418 chars]",
            "url": "https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/01/anthrax-nearly-kills-healthy-18-year-old-welder-amid-puzzling-pattern/",
            "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-2251568222-2560x1440.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-02T22:36:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "344add8dabb753d03641ce9f246787ad",
                "name": "Ars Technica",
                "url": "https://arstechnica.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6982d60678fa0394d77de56e026b8080",
            "title": "Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice",
            "description": "Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds",
            "content": "People are being put at risk of harm by false and misleading health information in Google’s artificial intelligence summaries, a Guardian investigation has found.\nThe company has said its AI Overviews, which use generative AI to provide snapshots of ... [5697 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/02/google-ai-overviews-risk-harm-misleading-health-information",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3b66311fb2e902392b06cde7eb5350cc8f51fedb/0_0_4264_3413/master/4264.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=1324553f4cc6a17a16ec1317aeaf15d7",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-02T17:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c3f91c2993495d8591f7073bd9347cb2",
            "title": "Richard Humphreys, dynamic Head of Education at the Tate who invited provocative speakers",
            "description": "He made Tate the place to go for anyone interested in new ideas and engaging with every kind of artist, even young turks like Damien Hirst",
            "content": "​Richard Humphreys, who has died aged 72, spent almost his entire professional career at the Tate, where he rose to be an outstanding Head of Education.\nHis talks, devoid of any hint of self-promotion or self-importance, and delivered with a sparklin... [4635 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2026/01/02/richard-humphreys-tate-britain-modern-head-education-art/",
            "image": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/obituaries/2026/01/02/TELEMMGLPICT000454841511_17673685816110_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqAduhKytQiZbGa2iBfGAGm66uN5iwsU8wUZedovMIDvs.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-02T16:02:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fc579b3cc7a823fd67a74b9ed6f0796",
                "name": "The Telegraph",
                "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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