Malaysia Health News API

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

Get API key for the Malaysia 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 Malaysia.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=my&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 3318,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d0946a5b567ab024e52154387155161e",
            "title": "Doctors Share 10 Causes of Feeling Faint or Lightheaded",
            "description": "Learn more about the common causes of fainting and lightheadedness, including dehydration, low blood sugar, heart issues, flu, stroke, and POTS.",
            "content": "7 min read\nIf you’ve ever fainted, you know it can be a scary experience. Understanding why you fainted can help you manage your next spell of lightheadedness. We asked doctors to explain common reasons for fainting and lightheadedness—that specific ... [9376 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.prevention.com/health/a71319576/doctors-explain-reasons-for-fainting/",
            "image": "https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/e78289d4-0ae9-45f9-b73a-ebe07756340d.jpeg?crop=1xw:0.749xh;0xw,0.05xh&resize=1200:*",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T13:01:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1334afdd6ffbe3f3fe159adb07c6b08e",
                "name": "Prevention",
                "url": "https://www.prevention.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b2274571b5710bef235b6df848768d7f",
            "title": "Can people catch infections from plants?",
            "description": "Catching diseases from plants may not just be the domain of science fiction.",
            "content": "It's a plotline that has haunted science fiction for decades: Humans become infected by plant pathogens, causing illness, death or a zombie-like state. But is there any truth to this idea? Can plant germs really cross over to people?\nThe short, distu... [7731 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.livescience.com/health/can-people-catch-infections-from-plants",
            "image": "https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SdHo4BXhSM28mEgNHaUBTn-1920-80.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T09:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "95993cee63c947c63f6bfe9192834ef8",
                "name": "Live Science",
                "url": "https://www.livescience.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6eda8666127372bda8796ba5d56fdfa7",
            "title": "When fainting is not just a passing spell",
            "description": "Most fainting episodes are harmless, but some may be early warning signs of serious heart conditions that need prompt medical attention.",
            "content": "While most fainting spells are harmless, doctors caution that a small but significant number are linked to cardiac syncope – a sudden drop in blood flow from the heart to the brain that can occur without warning.\n“Cardiac-related fainting is less com... [3145 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2026/05/16/when-fainting-is-not-just-a-passing-spell",
            "image": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=75,format=auto,fit=cover,dpr=1,width=1200,height=630,gravity=center/https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cbeb35fb-lifestyle-pengsan-emel-pic-150526.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T00:00:52Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "36fca29da23c4fb21f6b9e6062eb3d22",
                "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
                "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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