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United States Health News API

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

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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 United States.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=us&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 127170,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e4f9fb1c78bda0f18da5f7f74c0deb41",
            "title": "Doctors urge women to be wary of the marketing surge in menopause products",
            "description": "Women suffering through the hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes and sleep problems that can come with menopause — all while looking in the mirror and noticing signs of aging — are being bombarded with products.",
            "content": "DALLAS (AP) — Women suffering through the hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes and sleep problems that can come with menopause — all while looking in the mirror and noticing signs of aging — are being bombarded with products.\nMore open conversatio... [6580 chars]",
            "url": "https://apnews.com/article/menopause-perimenopause-products-marketing-edd33e91895f0bbd1498d9697142a9cb",
            "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/bccce6a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1279+0+0/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F4f%2F0a%2Fc8a6614ffd6c042c5700868a2029%2F596068b7f0574d9c840033850be72414",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T04:14:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b356d47a35dfffa723fc8131b36c3ed1",
                "name": "AP News",
                "url": "https://apnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "eb9f3f2dceb51377d0feb6e391ed5ba2",
            "title": "I have the holy trinity of sex problems. I know how to solve them-but I'm too scared to try.",
            "description": "My situation could be remedied if I expanded my options.",
            "content": "How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Stoya and Rich here. It’s anonymous!\nDear How to Do It,\nI’m a 26-year-old woman who has never had sex or a relationship, mainly because I’m fat, unattractive, and my standards are... [9328 chars]",
            "url": "https://slate.com/advice/2026/04/bi-woman-sex-advice-dating-men-women-politics.html",
            "image": "https://compote.slate.com/images/2bf7336a-e23e-4f82-9ff3-be309756f88d.gif?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0&width=1560",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-05T16:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c8e1cfcb970c5e9a0a496c6b603e74b2",
                "name": "Slate",
                "url": "https://slate.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0854e9f1ee6554f3605d3a560ded2558",
            "title": "7 Magnesium-Rich Foods to Help Improve Your Sleep-and Your Mood",
            "description": "Looking for a better night’s sleep or to boost your mood? Experts share the best foods to help you reach your needed magnesium intake naturally.",
            "content": "Of all the minerals we need, magnesium just may be the one with the longest job description. It’s required in more than 300 processes in the body, including nerve function, blood pressure regulation, protein synthesis, and immune support. If you work... [9717 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.gq.com/story/7-magnesium-rich-foods-to-help-improve-your-sleep-and-your-mood-3",
            "image": "https://media.gq.com/photos/68f910ec015102668f40346b/16:9/w_1280,c_limit/Comp-1-(0;00;01;15).png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-05T15:11:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2a57fbb84313e5d738d9e6e317634114",
                "name": "GQ",
                "url": "https://www.gq.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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