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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": 123412,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e102597c50a523b2694cda6a980826e3",
            "title": "Blood test could identify early warning signs of Parkinson’s, research suggests",
            "description": "In a Parkinson's disease blood test breakthrough from Chalmers University, researchers could detect Parkinson's up to 20 years before motor symptoms appear.",
            "content": "A new study from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, along with Oslo University Hospital in Norway, may have discovered a way to detect biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease in the blood up to decades earlier.\nIn the very early stages of the dis... [4873 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxnews.com/health/early-parkinsons-could-detected-decades-before-symptoms-simple-blood-test",
            "image": "https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/01/young-man-early-parkinsons.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-31T14:00:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a8408ad388422503ac33101396026891",
                "name": "Fox News",
                "url": "https://www.foxnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3f5348f6bff8d5f60e37c320c9216da3",
            "title": "How This Woman in Her Late 40s Got Dramatic Results Without a Facelift",
            "description": "Three minimally invasive procedures added up for one big makeover for a famous beauty entrepreneur.",
            "content": "Get a First Look\nSign up to receive news and updates from The Looker\nBy clicking \"Sign Up\" you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.\nWhen Alli Webb, a beauty entrepreneur in her late forties, noticed her facial structure changing with age, sh... [2741 chars]",
            "url": "https://thelooker.thedailybeast.com/how-this-womans-makeover-gave-facelift-like-results-without-a-facelift/",
            "image": "https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/DZI5OLPFANCBBPS22UTGAQ7SJ4.jpg?auth=251b19233865f3faaaa1c3a17dcb23b5edca359e98bf0218840e438fd24616d5&width=1200&height=630&smart=true",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-31T13:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "95ca2a57d07860ec9dcbd29c9c057777",
                "name": "The Daily Beast",
                "url": "https://thelooker.thedailybeast.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "18fa98900d8d42123175a99bb0c072d0",
            "title": "South Carolina measles outbreak now worst in U.S. in decades",
            "description": "More than 840 measles infections have been reported in South Carolina, surpassing the tally in Texas last year. Public health experts say it shows the risks when vaccination coverage falls.",
            "content": "More than 840 measles infections have been reported in South Carolina, surpassing the tally in Texas last year. Public health experts say it shows the risks when vaccination coverage falls.\nToday at 5:00 a.m. EST\nSouth Carolina is battling the countr... [546 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/01/31/south-carolina-measles/",
            "image": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/3LDBPAVYOSH55TRAN6U2UNVQNQ.jpg&w=1440",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-31T13:02:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa250375ed4d1652ad2c07377b69f537",
                "name": "The Washington Post",
                "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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