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": 101128,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "242f6d6a113974293e6778b98d795471",
            "title": "Stopping measles before it spreads",
            "description": "A child develops a fever, starts coughing, and complains of a runny nose.",
            "content": "A child develops a fever, starts coughing, and complains of a runny nose. In many Bangladeshi homes, these symptoms are often brushed aside as a seasonal illness. But when a red rash begins to spread across the body, what seemed harmless may suddenly... [2334 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thedailystar.net/health/news/stopping-measles-it-spreads-4197981",
            "image": "https://www.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/social_share/public/2026-06/measles-new.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-13T18:26:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4c601039d00af234e52a8219c9ecc97e",
                "name": "The Daily Star",
                "url": "https://www.thedailystar.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ece7acacb950afe17b82fee9f5b516a6",
            "title": "Scientists map the neural “entrapment” patterns that keep the depressed brain stuck",
            "description": "People with depression often describe feeling stuck. Now, researchers have found a physical basis for this sensation, mapping an altered energy landscape that traps the brain in maladaptive loops and restricts cognitive flexibility.",
            "content": "People experiencing major depressive disorder often report feeling trapped in a cycle of negative thoughts and stagnant moods that are difficult to escape. A recent mapping of the human brain reveals that this psychological stagnation mirrors a physi... [10076 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.psypost.org/scientists-map-the-neural-entrapment-patterns-that-keep-the-depressed-brain-stuck/",
            "image": "https://www.psypost.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/brain-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-13T18:15:34Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "903c7fdd47f4c6635a51a373c74eece7",
                "name": "psypost.org",
                "url": "https://www.psypost.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ab8c5b1d95e296b50bd025acf9205433",
            "title": "Vitamin C levels in blood plasma linked with brain connectivity and volume in older adults",
            "description": "A study of 2,044 older Japanese adults found that those with lower vitamin C levels in their blood plasma tended to have a lower volume of gray matter in their brains, as well as lower connectivity among a collection of brain regions known as the default mode network. Haruka Nagaya of Hirosaki University, Japan, and colleagues present these findings in PLOS One.",
            "content": "A study of 2,044 older Japanese adults found that those with lower vitamin C levels in their blood plasma tended to have a lower volume of gray matter in their brains, as well as lower connectivity among a collection of brain regions known as the def... [2364 chars]",
            "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-vitamin-blood-plasma-linked-brain.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/vitamin-c-levels-in-bl.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-13T18:00:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc12437cc984742bf9a97820262ab48a",
                "name": "Medical Xpress",
                "url": "https://medicalxpress.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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