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": 58446,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c30514364681496c4e5ff86815297d59",
            "title": "High-puff e-cigarettes may become more toxic with use, researchers warn",
            "description": "A University of California, Riverside-led study has found that heavily used high-puff electronic cigarettes may contain higher levels of harmful chemicals than fresh e-cigarettes, raising concerns about potential health risks for users.",
            "content": "A University of California, Riverside-led study has found that heavily used high-puff electronic cigarettes may contain higher levels of harmful chemicals than fresh e-cigarettes, raising concerns about potential health risks for users.\nHow high-puff... [4070 chars]",
            "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-high-puff-cigarettes-toxic.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2024/vape-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-29T14:00:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc12437cc984742bf9a97820262ab48a",
                "name": "Medical Xpress",
                "url": "https://medicalxpress.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "30571e3fac1a9fce1d4f4a79220d03f9",
            "title": "Many put off dental treatments due to costs, but it could mean a high price to pay for an ageing society",
            "description": "With research increasingly linking poor oral health and gum disease to broader conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and osteoporosis, experts say it's worth strengthening financial support for dental care, especially in an ageing society.",
            "content": "Singapore has gradually expanded dental subsidies over the years as oral health becomes a more pressing issue in an ageing society, with people retaining their natural teeth longer and requiring more complex restorative care.\nSubsidised dental care i... [2842 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/today/big-read/dental-care-treatments-expensive-financing-support-6148861",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--GjcSFO8U--/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_139/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/05/29/dental-tooth-prices-affordable-expensive-singapore-gfx-cna-today-big-read-54.png?itok=VGK6P7FW",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-29T13:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7338bb6a8a117633993d71d71a216918",
            "title": "WHO announces first confirmed Ebola recovery in DRC outbreak",
            "description": "The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola behind the current outbreak has a fatality rate of up to 50 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "GENEVA – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 29 announced the first recovery of a confirmed Ebola patient in the outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo.\n“The DRC has said that on May 27, a patient recovered and left the hospital a... [1107 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/world/who-announces-first-confirmed-ebola-recovery-in-drc-outbreak",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/b74b69b0bfd644c899e00ec79250d9a4f96be151d4893a5c12f6c855fe03ae33",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-29T11:05:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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