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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": 124956,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f50d43c4007c6f07d44fbc5b05545785",
            "title": "Highland High reports over a week of measles exposure as Utah reaches 300 cases",
            "description": "Highland High students could have been exposed to measles for more than a week as an infectious student attended school, and the Utah outbreak has reached 300 infections.",
            "content": "SALT LAKE CITY — Students at Highland High School could have been exposed to measles for more than a week as an infectious student continued to attend the school.\nThe Salt Lake County Health Department said the student attended school while infected ... [2086 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ksl.com/article/51449754/highland-high-reports-over-a-week-of-measles-exposure-as-utah-reaches-300-cases",
            "image": "https://img.ksl.com/slc/2790/279021/27902158.jpeg?filter=kslv2/responsive_story_lg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-18T19:01:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6486035d1c6580e0b37c6e3b271d2d50",
                "name": "KSL News",
                "url": "https://www.ksl.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7717545d94cd76bd16abbe04021b3a15",
            "title": "The vaccine industry is not the enemy",
            "description": "A former Moderna executive on the sudden, sharp decline in vaccine research in the U.S.",
            "content": "Editors’ note: Shortly after this piece was published, Moderna announced that the FDA had reversed its decision and will review Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine.\nOn Dec. 30, 2020, I took the first of two flights to Boston, double-masked an... [5708 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/moderna-mrna-flu-vaccine-trust-regulatory-uncertainty/",
            "image": "https://www.statnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-1223699960-1024x576.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-18T14:32:12Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e7edc451da369c52fbca1e6129c86ba9",
                "name": "statnews.com",
                "url": "https://www.statnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "40cf6c8adf0fe2e5e53ee9ca9a5b23cc",
            "title": "Long Covid is still here. I know - my life came to a stop because of it",
            "description": "With more than 200 possible symptoms, long Covid isn’t easy to treat and diagnose. Rolled-back federal funding has led longhaulers to ask: is this all in my head?",
            "content": "I am 30ft below the surface of the Blue Grotto, a crystalline diving hole in central Florida. Between the water’s embrace and the restriction of my wetsuit, my blood pressure finally stabilizes. The long, deep breaths I pull from my respirator keep m... [7234 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/18/long-covid-symptoms-treatment",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5b012db041ce017d02e91db2d3aa5e9278b5d1cc/0_0_3000_2400/master/3000.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=6c9360c0ba1e7a92f47584f07a6e00ac",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-18T14:05:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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