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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": 126984,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a6f68227af06c542f04904a874f6f826",
            "title": "Intimate Ritual of Sharing a Bottle of Wine Is Fading",
            "description": "Ali Domrongchai thinks most of her fellow Gen Z cohorts might be missing out on the benefits of an age-old ritual: sharing a bottle of wine. In a piece for Wine Enthusiast...",
            "content": "Ali Domrongchai thinks most of her fellow Gen Z cohorts might be missing out on the benefits of an age-old ritual: sharing a bottle of wine. In a piece for Wine Enthusiast, Domrongchai writes that the practice is fading away among her generation for ... [1365 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newser.com/story/384271/intimate-ritual-of-sharing-a-bottle-of-wine-is-fading.html",
            "image": "https://img1-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1666972-12-20260301164003.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-01T22:10:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f22037146197b1382cc938771f7d78b3",
                "name": "Newser",
                "url": "https://www.newser.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1b7afe84dca4c4537443f8d1fb27b05c",
            "title": "Is Sparkling Water The New \"Brain Fuel\" for Gamers?",
            "description": "A new study finds sparkling water helps esports players maintain focus and reduce mental fatigue better than plain water.",
            "content": "Summary: Esports athletes often turn to sugary energy drinks or caffeine to survive grueling three-hour sessions, but a healthier alternative may be sitting right in the fridge. A research team has discovered that drinking unsweetened, highly carbona... [5899 chars]",
            "url": "https://neurosciencenews.com/sparkling-water-esports-focus-30220/",
            "image": "https://neurosciencenews.com/files/2026/03/egaming-water-brain-neurosience.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-01T21:18:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "70b4bf2b5b3ca97debe457804c1d46d0",
                "name": "Neuroscience News",
                "url": "https://neurosciencenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bf97d7c525ca59c65a0c2efedb6d0fc5",
            "title": "Why We Repeat Decisions That No Longer Make Sense",
            "description": "The brain favors repeating past actions over rational choice, explaining why we stick to habits even when better options exist.",
            "content": "Summary: Why do we often stick to the “tried and tested” even when a better option is staring us in the face? A large-scale study suggests that our brains are far more influenced by pure repetition than by the actual value of an outcome.\nAfter analyz... [5360 chars]",
            "url": "https://neurosciencenews.com/habit-repetition-decision-making-30218/",
            "image": "https://neurosciencenews.com/files/2026/03/repeat-decisions-habit-neuroscience.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-01T19:55:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "70b4bf2b5b3ca97debe457804c1d46d0",
                "name": "Neuroscience News",
                "url": "https://neurosciencenews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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