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": 133266,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "61f587562fc9272945b779c310912d05",
            "title": "4 surprising foods that may help you sleep better at night, doctors say",
            "description": "Up to 70 million Americans have sleep disorders, the NIH says. Doctors point out that foods like kiwis, pumpkin seeds and chickpeas may help support better sleep.",
            "content": "NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\nIt's commonly known that tart cherries and turkey may help with sleep — but what about less obvious foods?\nUp to 70 million Americans have sleep disorders, according to the National Institutes of Health (NI... [4290 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/cant-fall-asleep-doctors-reveal-unexpected-foods-may-help-good-you-too",
            "image": "https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/03/woman-sleeping-bed.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T12:00:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a8408ad388422503ac33101396026891",
                "name": "Fox News",
                "url": "https://www.foxnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "80b0d859704b642def3ba22aa1faa2e6",
            "title": "Aspirin can reduce the risk of cancer - and we're starting to understand why",
            "description": "The 4,000-year-old drug, most commonly used to treat pain, prevents certain tumours from forming and spreading across the body – findings that are already changing health policies.",
            "content": "The 4,000-year-old drug, most commonly used to treat pain, prevents certain tumours from forming and spreading across the body – findings that are already changing health policies.\nNick James, a British furniture maker in his mid-40s, first became co... [12694 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260420-cancer-how-aspirin-may-be-a-powerful-new-weapon-against-tumours",
            "image": "https://ychef.files.bbci.co.uk/624x351/p0nfjf6b.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T09:00:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d39ba17a3c7352a7d446a8d3e289a285",
            "title": "What Is Borderline Personality Disorder?",
            "description": "Volatile relationships, reckless impulsivity and an unstable identity are hallmarks of this misunderstood mental health condition.",
            "content": "On the surface, it appeared as though Antoinette Del Rio was a successful 20-something. She had a flourishing career in advertising, took frequent vacations and enjoyed an active social life.\nBut Ms. Del Rio was drinking too much, using weed as a cop... [1623 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/well/mind/bpd-borderline-personality-disorder.html",
            "image": "https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/04/21/well/21WELL-PSYCH101-BPD-image/15WELL-PSYCH101-BPD-image-facebookJumbo-v5.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T09:00:40Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2f580dc49292a1caf59cd86dd3c9e60b",
                "name": "The New York Times",
                "url": "https://www.nytimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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