United States Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from United States with our JSON API.

Get API key for the United States Health News API

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": 138920,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e535de39a75a854e8af81fb9783120c9",
            "title": "Scientist Charged With Conspiring to Smuggle Mpox Virus Into U.S.",
            "description": "The virologist was stopped at the Detroit airport after working in Congo during an mpox epidemic. His lawyer said the material was for research.",
            "content": "A Dutch virologist who has been honored for helping to advance the development of the Covid vaccine now finds himself under the microscope of U.S. federal investigators.\nThe virologist, Dr. Vincent Munster, has been charged with conspiring to smuggle... [797 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/science/dutch-scientist-mpox-virus-smuggling.html",
            "image": "https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/06/08/multimedia/08int-mpox-1-vbfg/08int-mpox-1-vbfg-facebookJumbo.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-08T20:11:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2f580dc49292a1caf59cd86dd3c9e60b",
                "name": "The New York Times",
                "url": "https://www.nytimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3b8e1dee66a5317f67bedcf5ef7c2d18",
            "title": "The late-night eating habit that may throw your gut health into chaos",
            "description": "If stress causes your digestive woes, eating late at night isn't doing you any favors.",
            "content": "ATLANTA — If stress causes your digestive woes, eating late at night isn't doing you any favors.\nFor thousands of participants in new, early research, those eating more than 25% of one's daily calories after 9 p.m. while stressed were as much as 2.5 ... [5869 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ksl.com/article/51508313/the-late-night-eating-habit-that-may-throw-your-gut-health-into-chaos",
            "image": "https://img.ksl.com/slc/3159/315991/31599110.jpg?filter=kslv2/responsive_story_lg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-08T19:51:44Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6486035d1c6580e0b37c6e3b271d2d50",
                "name": "KSL.com",
                "url": "https://www.ksl.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "924bc3994c85e5e3a437884a0cc5585d",
            "title": "Greek Yogurt Vs. Regular Yogurt: Dietitians Reveal Which Is Healthier",
            "description": "Dietitians break down Greek yogurt vs. regular yogurt, including which delivers more protein, which is best for bone health, and what else you should know.",
            "content": "As far as inexpensive, tasty, and healthy breakfasts go, yogurt is hard to beat. But there are also loads of options in the dairy aisle that can be overwhelming if you're not sure what to look for. That's why we asked dietitians to break down everyth... [6623 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/greek-yogurt-vs-regular-yogurt-133450000.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/DCCEEC1E6A5AF0B066D9C4D20627818B4ED56B4D5291AA652463C1FC2B3F402A/subgraphmysterio/resizefill_w1200_h600;quality_80;format_webp/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Faol_prevention_182%2F23b04fc7b9aa004e518f4cb57c949bc7",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-08T17:32:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4ff2d0fa568705d6b87ce5c9e310a16d",
                "name": "AOL.com",
                "url": "https://www.aol.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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