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Philippines Health News API

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

Get API key for the Philippines 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 Philippines.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=ph&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 98646,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4323e94519a76ae184a450349642e731",
            "title": "Hardly anyone uses this surprisingly simple blood pressure fix",
            "description": "Salt substitutes offer a simple, low-cost way to reduce sodium intake and improve blood pressure, yet very few Americans actually use them—even among those who need them most. A large national analysis spanning nearly two decades found that usage remains surprisingly low and has not improved over time. Researchers say this gap represents a major missed opportunity for preventing heart disease and stroke.",
            "content": "High blood pressure develops when the force of blood pushing through the arteries stays consistently elevated. Over time, this can damage blood vessels and significantly raise the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other serious conditions.\nBetween ... [6834 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260331034337.htm",
            "image": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/1920/blood-pressure-measurement-heart-cardiology.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-31T10:59:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "81a05fd2712964dbdb32b1c6a27646fd",
                "name": "ScienceDaily",
                "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d5f2b99da51289eb627a641bbffdc2cc",
            "title": "Vaping beats traditional tools for quitting smoking",
            "description": "The review indicates nicotine e-cigarettes could surpass traditional quit aids in effectiveness, but lingering safety uncertainties warrant further research.",
            "content": "A sweeping analysis of global evidence suggests nicotine e-cigarettes may outperform traditional quit aids, but lingering safety uncertainties and research gaps keep the debate far from settled.\nStudy: Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: An ... [6560 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260331/Vaping-beats-traditional-tools-for-quitting-smoking.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/images/news/ImageForNews_834066_17749513352408797.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-31T10:05:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5a63d4dd1ddb5bdc550b4f74c638196b",
            "title": "Can a vaccine fix all our health problems?",
            "description": "I recently sat through a case study on Moderna—yes, that Moderna, the Covid-19 vaccine—and walked away thinking less about mRNA and more about how we look...",
            "content": "I recently sat through a case study on Moderna—yes, that Moderna, the Covid-19 vaccine—and walked away thinking less about mRNA and more about how we look after our own bodies. Stay with me here.\nModerna’s CEO once described his company this way: “We... [4008 chars]",
            "url": "https://mb.com.ph/2026/03/30/can-a-vaccine-fix-all-our-health-problems",
            "image": "https://mb.com.ph/manilabulletin/uploads/images/2026/03/31/90124.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-31T03:14:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4041b9d9c6df9db2245d952224650739",
                "name": "Manila Bulletin",
                "url": "https://mb.com.ph"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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