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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": 123260,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "376b6ff35bb7f401a4248b7e9a15d941",
            "title": "CDC Issues Travel Alert About Potentially Fatal 'Breakbone Fever'",
            "description": "The agency has issued a travel alert about a \"higher-than-expected\" number of cases of a mosquito-borne illness that is finding its way to the U.S.",
            "content": "NEED TO KNOW\nThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns of increased cases of \"breakbone fever\" in travelers returning from countries including Vietnam, Cuba, and Colombia\nThe mosquito-borne illness, more commonly known as dengue, can ... [2041 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aol.com/cdc-issues-travel-alert-potentially-150243459.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/fNiIQ_ocpC7SZFAAr.jObg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/aol_people_articles_471/ef286d761f0d0997a0ad0fc374fdfa27",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-31T22:21:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4ff2d0fa568705d6b87ce5c9e310a16d",
                "name": "AOL.com",
                "url": "https://www.aol.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9cc7d799d9573c3776a00ee4da04fdbd",
            "title": "Possible Measles Exposure Reported At O'Hare Airport",
            "description": "A person who contracted the highly contagious and potentially deadly disease traveled through O'Hare's Terminal 5 and two public places in the suburbs, public health officials said.",
            "content": "CHICAGO — Public health officials are warning of a possible measles exposure at O’Hare Airport and two north suburban stores last week.\nA person confirmed to have contracted measles visited O’Hare’s Terminal 5 between 10:45 a.m.-2:45 p.m. March 24, t... [2381 chars]",
            "url": "https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/31/possible-measles-exposure-reported-at-ohare-airport/",
            "image": "https://bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/07/072425-OHare-Airport-File-Photos-Colin-Boyle-5299.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-31T21:41:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c0f9afee27e01c533000b9f385ebb35d",
                "name": "Block Club Chicago",
                "url": "https://blockclubchicago.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bfea972875ca4ecb28ac925413e8e9c0",
            "title": "Like Interior Complete With Hair And Moles Was Made For A Good Reason But Holy Crap Is It Unsettling",
            "description": "How’s your day going so far? Pretty well? Free of, say, deep-set feelings of discomfort and existential disgust and a body horror that makes you want to just launch yourself into the nearest black hole? If so, great. But how’d you like to change that? If you feel like your day has been too free […]",
            "content": "How’s your day going so far? Pretty well? Free of, say, deep-set feelings of discomfort and existential disgust and a body horror that makes you want to just launch yourself into the nearest black hole? If so, great. But how’d you like to change that... [3035 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theautopian.com/a-car-with-a-human-skin-like-interior-complete-with-hair-and-moles-was-made-for-a-good-reason-but-holy-crap-is-it-unsettling/",
            "image": "https://images-stag.jazelc.com/uploads/theautopian-m2en/sunburntcar_top.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-31T19:16:12Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f5be056676647d8e1ca899837774163a",
                "name": "The Autopian",
                "url": "https://www.theautopian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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