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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": 124696,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "daa92e6996af00f89f26b962a2d9968d",
            "title": "Doctors insisted my pain was 'just gas.' Then I was diagnosed with cancer… a kitchen appliance had been slowly poisoning me for years",
            "description": "Schayene Silva, a 38-year-old Oklahoma mother-of-two, was diagnosed with cancer last year after doctors dismissed her pain as 'gas.' But the real cause was a kitchen appliance.",
            "content": "Schayene Silva was excited to finally move into her new home in February 2022.\nBut just a few months later, she began suffering from debilitating heartburn, coughing and vomiting.\nConcerned, she visited a doctor who dismissed the pain as 'just gas.' ... [4782 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-15510997/doctors-ignored-pain-kidney-cancer-mold-poisoning.html",
            "image": "https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/01/30/14/105967003-0-image-m-43_1769782942290.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-03T01:28:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4aca9b1f6287a5f7a6dea911063bdb49",
                "name": "Daily Mail",
                "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "dc23d58c0deaacf11818d7289a4c71d8",
            "title": "Officials issue urgent warning amid race to contain outbreak of disease with no known cure: 'Intensified surveillance at border points'",
            "description": "\"Health checks have also been ordered for people entering ... through other border crossings.\"",
            "content": "Public health agencies and border officials are on high alert after a rare but potentially deadly virus outbreak in West Bengal, India, The Washington Post reported.\nWhat's happening?\nTwo cases of Nipah virus have been confirmed, according to an Indi... [2697 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/officials-issue-urgent-warning-amid-233000794.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/FHxEuB60viSLw1Ierpdvkw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02OTQ7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/the_cool_down_737/117872fc2d312da812392d0cac5f25a0",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-02T23:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "99e8a2cb4638bb798cf9167e5af5b83b",
                "name": "Yahoo",
                "url": "https://www.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "17f58437df7e6940fe2fa5b94d0d3737",
            "title": "Person with measles traveled through Dulles airport, officials say",
            "description": "Public health officials are warning of possible exposures to measles after a passenger with the contagious disease recently traveled through Dulles airport.",
            "content": "Public health officials are warning of possible exposures to measles after a passenger with the contagious disease recently traveled through Dulles airport.\nFebruary 2, 2026 at 3:15 p.m. EST4 minutes ago\nVirginia public health officials are warning o... [299 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/02/02/measles-virginia-exposure-dulles-airport/",
            "image": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/OB7UM7LH7MNFPXSJSDYV6DIHPE.JPG&w=1440",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-02T23:16:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa250375ed4d1652ad2c07377b69f537",
                "name": "The Washington Post",
                "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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