Singapore Health News API

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

Get API key for the Singapore 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 Singapore.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=sg&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 56966,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d60d31f24a81a3875b6eda25b3c648e6",
            "title": "WHO warns of more hantavirus cases in 'limited' outbreak",
            "description": "The WHO confirmed five hantavirus cases and said more could be reported because the Andes hantavirus has an incubation period of up to six weeks.",
            "content": "Advertisement\nWorld\nWHO warns of more hantavirus cases in 'limited' outbreak\nThe WHO confirmed five hantavirus cases and said more could be reported because the Andes hantavirus has an incubation period of up to six weeks.\n07 May 2026 10:13PM (Update... [4952 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/hantavirus-cases-cruise-ship-mv-hondius-who-6107396",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--hOvTBsrV--/c_crop,h_449,w_799,x_1,y_52/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-05-07T072235Z_2_LYNXMPEM460FS_RTROPTP_3_CRUISESHIP-HANTAVIRUS-DEPARTURE-UPDATE.JPG?itok=LFrmxP02",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T14:13:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "aea6a7763002243cf063f4d10e0e0e21",
            "title": "Hong Kong seeks more details from WHO on hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship",
            "description": "Health authorities say they are taking a ‘proactive and precautionary’ approach to safeguarding city despite low global health risk.",
            "content": "Hong Kong health authorities are seeking more information from the World Health Organization (WHO) on an outbreak of a deadly hantavirus strain capable of limited human-to-human transmission reported on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, while ramping up... [855 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3352801/hong-kong-seeks-more-details-who-hantavirus-outbreak-cruise-ship",
            "image": "https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/og_image_scmp_generic/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/05/07/5404cd52-5da1-4577-8623-ee34574110e1_447c57f2.jpg?itok=g_DJCu6a&v=1778162603",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T14:03:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9709bfa71bc46e81262e4096f206f257",
                "name": "South China Morning Post",
                "url": "https://www.scmp.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ed4366bc8c701394a6d0651ebf6f4370",
            "title": "Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship: Singapore residents tested",
            "description": "Two Singapore residents on a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak are being tested at NCID. Learn about prevention and symptoms. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – Two Singapore residents who were on board the MV Hondius cruise ship, which reported an outbreak of Andes hantavirus, are being tested.\nThe Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) said it was notified on May 4 and 5 about the two residents.\nBo... [4409 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/2-singapore-residents-on-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-isolated-at-ncid-and-undergoing-tests",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/42af2e30d87544de1cbcc97890f822bd46f76caba86bb964d65bd39424c53d04",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T12:11:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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