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": 137760,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "69bd6c5b57d37625e2b0d3e6be5aede6",
            "title": "What is alpha-gal syndrome?",
            "description": "Health officials are raising awareness about alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy triggered by tick bites. This condition is on the rise.",
            "content": "WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s common knowledge that ticks can spread infections that cause serious illnesses, including Lyme disease. Now health officials are trying to raise awareness of a lesser-known problem: a life-threatening allergy to meat triggered ... [6295 chars]",
            "url": "https://apnews.com/article/alphagal-syndrome-tick-bite-meat-allergy-d604cb9e6a1ae9673085cc4efe7178b2",
            "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/6ae4485/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3599x2398+1+0/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fce%2F34%2F7834be086b014328774e62422940%2F3dadcbcf3e3645f683fe00b248ad285a",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-14T00:42:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b356d47a35dfffa723fc8131b36c3ed1",
                "name": "AP News",
                "url": "https://apnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bf53bfda660091bd37a938215423a432",
            "title": "445 birds euthanized due to bird flu outbreak at Rhode Island market",
            "description": "The Rhode Island Department of Health and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said that 445 birds at a bird market in Providence were euthanized",
            "content": "The Rhode Island Department of Health and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said that 445 birds at a bird market in Providence were euthanized after the detection of avian flu during routine quarterly testing.\nThe department said th... [1645 chars]",
            "url": "https://turnto10.com/news/local/445-birds-euthanized-due-to-bird-flu-outbreak-at-rhode-island-market-antonelli-poultry-june-13-2026",
            "image": "https://turnto10.com/resources/media2/16x9/1096/1320/179x0/90/d9d9fe56-6f07-4af0-a55e-8fdd253c5155-chickens.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-13T20:23:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4631f2cbaa3050bb0841389ca86ae94d",
                "name": "WJAR",
                "url": "https://turnto10.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ea675bfff71b93a484e843c10a491ecc",
            "title": "NEW: Avian Flu Confirmed at Antonelli Poultry in…",
            "description": "The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) want to alert consumers that birds at…",
            "content": "NEW: Avian Flu Confirmed at Antonelli Poultry in Providence, 445 Birds Euthanized\nThe Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) want to alert consumers that birds at Antonelli Poultry ... [3644 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.golocalprov.com/news/new-avian-flu-confirmed-at-antonelli-poultry-in-providence-445-birds-euthanized",
            "image": "https://mediagolocalprov.imgix.net/RIDOH_2025-06-25-141100_guyd.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=630&ixlib=php-4.1.0&q=82&w=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-13T20:14:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8000b43d154ad8607e1a446f5f60bd5f",
                "name": "Go Local Prov",
                "url": "https://www.golocalprov.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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