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": 141156,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "751799f558c9e6fe6c561b51598b15c5",
            "title": "Man with leptospirosis died after breeding rats in RV, city says",
            "description": "A man with leptospirosis died in Berkeley in May after living in a \"severely rat-infested RV\" not far from Harrison Street, the city has confirmed.",
            "content": "A man with leptospirosis died in Berkeley in May after living in a \"severely rat-infested RV\" not far from the Harrison Street encampment, the city has confirmed.\nA woman who lived with him also caught leptospirosis — but has since recovered \"after a... [4308 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/10/community/berkeley-couple-rats-leptospirosis-1-died-city-says/",
            "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-10-at-4.41.23---PM.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T02:26:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4a65b547a953723623b5b0d54f99870f",
                "name": "The Berkeley Scanner",
                "url": "https://www.berkeleyscanner.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6aef3ea006b9ab88634f31dc2449526c",
            "title": "One died, one hospitalized from leptospirosis, Berkeley officials say",
            "description": "The two people, who officials said were breeding rats in an RV, represent Berkeley's first known human cases of leptospirosis in a decade.",
            "content": "An outbreak of leptospirosis centered around a large encampment in North Berkeley has spread to at least two humans, killing one and hospitalizing the other, city officials announced Wednesday.\nThe patients, who lived together in an RV about a mile f... [3498 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.berkeleyside.org/2026/06/10/berkeley-leptospirosis-human-cases",
            "image": "https://i0.wp.com/newspack-berkeleyside-cityside.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/webimage-encampementsweepJune4th2025AdahliaCole-1.png?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T01:55:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "44e59c790e1baf906c0ae404a2b57974",
                "name": "Berkeleyside",
                "url": "https://www.berkeleyside.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "98cce92255dacf81841b9ea8aa8aec0e",
            "title": "Rare disease linked to rabbits has Colorado health officials on alert",
            "description": "Colorado health officials announced on June 9 that they had detected a rare disease linked to rabbits and ticks in the state.",
            "content": "A rare but potentially serious disease tied to rabbits and ticks has been detected in northern Colorado, prompting a warning as human risk rises heading into summer.\nHealth officials said on June 9 that tularemia was confirmed in a dead rabbit in Lar... [1963 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/rare-disease-linked-rabbits-colorado-010614235.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/dcfc7ded5a1de413196a0e52b3d8d1b4057b2cd6eff6cea964eb59e72dc73202/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200;quality_80;format_webp/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fusa_today_news_641%2F18ce64bf392744d245076ad8af8c486b",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T01:06:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "99e8a2cb4638bb798cf9167e5af5b83b",
                "name": "Yahoo",
                "url": "https://www.yahoo.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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