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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": 126918,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "86734f1296197402d4d84d36c3a01b1b",
            "title": "Fact Check Team: GLP-1 users getting rare pirate disease - why?",
            "description": "Popular GLP-1 weight-loss medications have helped millions of people shed pounds, but new research from Australia.",
            "content": "Popular GLP-1 weight-loss medications have helped millions of people shed pounds, but new research from Australia suggests doctors and patients may need to pay closer attention to what users are actually eating while taking them.\nA systematic review ... [2472 chars]",
            "url": "https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/fact-check-team-glp-1-users-getting-rare-pirate-disease-why-scurvy-immune-vitamin-c",
            "image": "https://komonews.com/resources/media2/16x9/4748/1320/0x434/90/e9c707d9-1b3d-4a39-8e10-cb8ed9f275f4-GettyImages1482904472.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-21T01:21:10Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "69d3ea701ca906abf5309b55e2cd036a",
                "name": "KOMO",
                "url": "https://komonews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "36c585baa43eeb29ac5431ed3b688fe3",
            "title": "South Carolina hospitals aren’t required to disclose measles-related admissions. That leaves doctors in the Dark.",
            "description": "In mid-January, an unassuming man in khakis and a button-down shirt walked to a wooden lectern at a school board meeting in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Most chairs in the audience were empty. The man, Tim Smith, was the only person signed up to speak during public comments. He had five minutes.",
            "content": "This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive its biggest stories as soon as they’re published.\nIn mid-January, an unassuming man in khakis and a button-down shirt walked... [12633 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/us/measles-related-admissions-propublica",
            "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/c-gettyimages-2259296059.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-21T00:41:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b7f8938851261c8403f75f40eb1d8645",
                "name": "CNN",
                "url": "https://www.cnn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "93d0812361626223ecab55f1a6295a64",
            "title": "8-Min Daily Routine",
            "description": "Thigh strength exercises after 55, with exclusive trainer tips, this 8-minute routine builds real-life control beyond machines.",
            "content": "Machines don’t address the need for “real-life control.”\nIf you’re training your legs at the gym, the leg press machine is likely part of your routine. This tool offers a low-impact way to strengthen major lower-body muscle groups—including the hamst... [3063 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.eatthis.com/thigh-strength-exercises-after-55-8-minute-routine-2/",
            "image": "https://www.eatthis.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/02/middle-age-woman-squat-exercise_2415618443.jpg?quality=82&strip=all",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-21T00:32:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "00462490cbe354bd56d77df72504765f",
                "name": "Eat This Not That",
                "url": "https://www.eatthis.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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