Philippines Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from the Philippines with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Headlines are based on Google News rankings and returned as JSON.

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Request and live response

This request returns the current top health headlines from the Philippines. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=health&country=ph&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=health" \
  --data-urlencode "country=ph" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "health", "country": "ph", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "health",
    country: "ph",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

On the Free plan, browsers can only call the API from localhost: see Using the API in the FAQ.

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$params = http_build_query([
    "category" => "health",
    "country"  => "ph",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $params);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=health&country=ph&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 120760,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c3e427a8d98fd980929fe2038b376f28",
            "title": "A Filipina Student Couldn't Burp Since Childhood, and Her Parents Found the Answer on YouTube",
            "description": "An 18-year-old Filipina student with lifelong inability to burp was diagnosed with R-CPD and treated with botulinum toxin, improving her bloating, gurgling and social anxiety.",
            "content": "An 18-year-old Filipina college student had not been able to burp since she was a child. Instead, she lived with bloating, embarrassing gurgling noises from her chest and neck, and excessive gas. For about three years before she saw a doctor, the sym... [6431 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.medicaldaily.com/student-regains-ability-burp-after-botox-r-cpd-480768",
            "image": "https://d.medicaldaily.com/en/full/488135/ent-examination.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T06:12:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6451ab8f3d4479011b581c304ba7deeb",
                "name": "Medical Daily",
                "url": "https://www.medicaldaily.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c4252d62520b04f311807e3654d563cf",
            "title": "Zigakibart Improved Proteinuria Remission in Patients With IgAN",
            "description": "Zigakibart delivered durable proteinuria remission and sustained IgA suppression through 124 weeks in patients with IgA nephropathy.",
            "content": "Researchers enrolled 40 adults (70% male; median age of 40 years; 60% White, 33% Asian) who had biopsy-confirmed IgAN, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of at least 30 mL/min/1.73 m2, and total urinary protein excretion (UPE) of at least 0.... [1496 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.docwirenews.com/post/zigakibart-improved-proteinuria-remission-in-patients-with-igan",
            "image": "https://mumcdnstorage.blob.core.windows.net/dwnews/2026/11/iStock-2300610195-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T18:55:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "885ae2dda50884da7e0cf7fb8d4aa961",
                "name": "DocWireNews",
                "url": "https://www.docwirenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "388c7bb15fce2d98492b17d0849db051",
            "title": "Clinicians with Lobular Breast Cancer Launch National Effort to Raise Awareness and Advocate for Change",
            "description": "Clinicians with Lobular Breast Cancer Launch National Effort to Raise Awareness and Advocate for Change",
            "content": "Boston, MA, US, Nov. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite nearly 50,000 new U.S. diagnoses each year and incidence increasing faster than other breast cancer types, invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) remains significantly understudied, lacks dedicated ... [6784 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/11/04/tmt-newswire/globenewswire/clinicians-with-lobular-breast-cancer-launch-national-effort-to-raise-awareness-and-advocate-for-change/2461031",
            "image": "https://manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2026/11/04/1290656.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T18:47:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e3ad8bbf7dbe3c3defc56a8393455066",
                "name": "The Manila Times",
                "url": "https://www.manilatimes.net"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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