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": 56848,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ccd66594d705a912fef9b88113e5e20c",
            "title": "Singapore steps up health measures after Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, Uganda",
            "description": "Health advisories are now in place at all points of entry to Singapore for arriving and departing travellers.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: Singapore has stepped up public health measures following the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda to prevent imported cases, the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) said on Tuesday (May 19).\nHealth advisories are... [2459 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ebola-outbreak-congo-uganda-monitoring-health-measures-6130351",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--vh9tQCHg--/c_crop,h_449,w_799,x_1,y_30/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/2026-05-18T143314Z_1_LYNXMPEM4H126_RTROPTP_3_HEALTH-EBOLA-CONGO.JPG?itok=SBujj6Y0",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T11:00:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "051cd45bc56080b79a56648afdf060e9",
            "title": "SGH working with A*STAR to commercialise AI antibiotics test",
            "description": "Singapore General Hospital is commercialising an AI-powered test kit to identify the best antibiotic combinations for drug-resistant infections. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE - Singapore General Hospital (SGH) is working with A*STAR’s Diagnostics Development (DxD) Hub to commercialise a test kit that helps doctors determine which combinations of antibiotics work best against drug-resistant infections.\nOnce its p... [4583 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/sgh-working-with-astar-to-commercialise-ai-powered-antibiotics-test-for-superbugs",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/13ffb09ab8c296c01a4bc71b1089d4a616f96a8701cac4ef8e80f974329d150b",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T10:33:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ef55535f56202a0e1d02a4c5ff3f8537",
            "title": "Bedok TB screening exercise ends; 1 diagnosed with active TB disease so far",
            "description": "42 persons will be further evaluated as their chest X-rays showed minor abnormalities. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – The tuberculosis (TB) screening exercise at Bedok Central has been completed, with one person diagnosed with active TB disease so far, said the Communicable Disease Agency (CDA) on May 19.\nThis person has commenced treatment and is doing ... [1745 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/bedok-tb-screening-exercise-ends-1-diagnosed-with-active-tb-disease-so-far",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/a377f707a7bd96904bce00dd042a434cbd13a42dcf2006a5b961950cbdd92f4e",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T09:45:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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