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": 138012,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8f695222b5d3fc56e9178b6a9b221782",
            "title": "Breakthrough Pill Nearly Doubles Survival Time For One of The Deadliest Cancers",
            "description": "WASHINGTON (AP) – A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer.",
            "content": "WASHINGTON (AP) – A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer.\n\"While not curing the cancer, it is a very... [4573 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-pill-nearly-doubles-survival-time-for-one-of-the-deadliest-cancers",
            "image": "https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/06/IllustrationOfSingleCancerCell.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T01:26:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "76a2943c768c5c3be7d790e609b40403",
                "name": "ScienceAlert",
                "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "44072127b118019fbdc426f556c8f9db",
            "title": "Píldora experimental promete nueva esperanza contra el cáncer de páncreas",
            "description": "Un nuevo fármaco casi duplica el tiempo de supervivencia de los pacientes con cáncer de páncreas avanzado.",
            "content": "Una novedosa píldora ayudó a las personas con cáncer de páncreas avanzado a vivir más tiempo, informaron investigadores el domingo, aumentando las esperanzas de mejores tratamientos que se necesitan desde hace mucho tiempo para uno de los tipos más m... [5053 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/ciencia-tecnologia/notas/pildora-experimental-promete-nueva-esperanza-contra-el-cancer-de-pancreas/",
            "image": "https://www.primerahora.com/resizer/v2/YIIJE2EX7BHZ5GNPZ4IRDEZU24.jpg?auth=bb9cdae0701b806259c55ebc8c00ab373945601dfc7de8d04feda820f58141e1&quality=75&width=1200&height=717&focal=263%2C160",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-31T17:03:07Z",
            "lang": "es",
            "source": {
                "id": "0ff9d9aa3439f245d940177440bfe1dd",
                "name": "primerahora.com",
                "url": "https://www.primerahora.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2e70e51e3fb56e276890e6bd630448c0",
            "title": "Rabid Bat Found Near Sidewalk in Residential California Area Sparks Fears of Exposure to Fatal Disease",
            "description": "There are currently no known human or animal exposures associated with the incident on Tuesday, May 26",
            "content": "NEED TO KNOW\nA rabid bat was found near a sidewalk in the area of Palo Verde Common in South Fremont on Tuesday, May 26\nThere are currently no known exposures associated with the discovery of the rabid animal\nThe Fremont Police Department is encourag... [2625 chars]",
            "url": "https://uk.news.yahoo.com/rabid-bat-found-near-sidewalk-155106909.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/m_mCbSi95lEngY0LLQWAQg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/people_218/14df24797f3e6e0b1d80a67611864b26",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-31T15:51:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "63e8b8305a4f2da1ae366a2ec1999561",
                "name": "Yahoo News UK",
                "url": "https://uk.news.yahoo.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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