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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": 133136,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8c3bb6e32f72f377be3541177125e23b",
            "title": "Measles takes a plane to Idaho, which has worst vaccination rate in US",
            "description": "In the 2024-2025 school year, only 78.5% of kindergartners had measles vaccination.",
            "content": "A person with measles passed through the busiest airport in Idaho, shedding one of the world’s most infectious viruses in the state with the country’s lowest measles vaccination rate.\nHealth officials are now warning residents and travelers about the... [3214 chars]",
            "url": "https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/04/airport-measles-case-reported-in-idaho-state-with-lowest-vaccination-rate/",
            "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-1726660639-1152x648.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-13T21:32:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "344add8dabb753d03641ce9f246787ad",
                "name": "Ars Technica",
                "url": "https://arstechnica.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a1bf87a2563db691e8123bb8add7c781",
            "title": "Juab School District reports confirmed measles case as statewide outbreak grows",
            "description": "Juab School District on Saturday confirmed a student at Juab Junior High School was diagnosed with measles, adding to Utah's total count of the highly contagious illness.",
            "content": "NEPHI — Juab School District on Saturday confirmed a student at Juab Jr. High School was diagnosed with measles, adding to Utah's total count of the highly contagious disease.\nKodey Hughes, the district's superintendent, said the district was first n... [2731 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ksl.com/article/51482915/juab-school-district-reports-confirmed-measles-case-as-statewide-outbreak-grows",
            "image": "https://img.ksl.com/slc/3152/315256/31525613.jpeg?filter=kslv2/responsive_story_lg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-13T21:00:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6486035d1c6580e0b37c6e3b271d2d50",
                "name": "KSL News",
                "url": "https://www.ksl.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6aaf9709552b2a7fc56898caa3219f88",
            "title": "Heart Disease Is Preventable. So Why Does It Kill So Many of Us?",
            "description": "\"We have to stop treating cardiovascular disease as unexpected or inevitable,\" writes Dr. Sadiya Khan.",
            "content": "For more than a century, cardiovascular disease has remained the leading cause of death in the U.S. Yet these last 100 years have also brought about incredible medical advances that have transformed our ability to treat cardiovascular disease with li... [5469 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/heart-disease-preventable-why-does-163154624.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/os/en/aol_time_773/6be82c2a51702f405f1511394165b3aa",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-13T16:43:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4ff2d0fa568705d6b87ce5c9e310a16d",
                "name": "AOL.com",
                "url": "https://www.aol.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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