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": 133262,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f2120e63a5368656c7dd80881f579cd4",
            "title": "At least 6 Americans in Congo were exposed to Ebola virus, sources say",
            "description": "The World Health Organization this week declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a \"public health emergency of international concern.\"",
            "content": "Update: An American doctor has tested positive for Ebola and is being taken to Germany for treatment, officials said Monday. Read more here. Our earlier story is below.\nAt least six Americans were exposed to Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of ... [2638 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/americans-ebola-congo-outbreak-cdc/",
            "image": "https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/15/9890648a-2c63-4d6c-8c0c-e6b3ee71fec6/thumbnail/1200x630/81328d80099526c5e1d085551618bb1d/cbsn-fusion-africa-cdc-confirms-new-ebola-outbreak-in-congo-thumbnail.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T00:26:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2f2ed82d991515dcc85d86a1374a9ae",
                "name": "CBS News",
                "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "05c72e92a60c5653fcd5884426749927",
            "title": "Ebola outbreak: WHO declares emergency, US restricts travel, American infected",
            "description": "CDC is working to move the infected American and six others to Germany.",
            "content": "The Ebola outbreak first reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday has seemingly escalated quickly into a large, uncontrolled multinational outbreak.\nAs of May 17, there were 10 confirmed cases, 336 suspected cases, and 88 deaths in ... [3563 chars]",
            "url": "https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/05/ebola-outbreak-who-declares-emergency-us-restricts-travel-american-infected/",
            "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2276381480-2048x1365.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T20:41:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "344add8dabb753d03641ce9f246787ad",
                "name": "Ars Technica",
                "url": "https://arstechnica.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "eb4acc6869daf3a76f5b714c7d1a643e",
            "title": "American Hantavirus Patient Ordered to Stay in Quarantine Despite Plans to Leave",
            "description": "An American passenger from the hantavirus-infected cruise ship had wanted to depart an Omaha quarantine facility.",
            "content": "An American exposed to the deadly hantavirus while on a cruise from Argentina said on Monday that she is not being allowed to leave a federal quarantine unit in Nebraska.\nAngela Perryman, 47, received a federal quarantine order, a copy of which she p... [2271 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/hantavirus-ship-passenger-quarantine-order.html",
            "image": "https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/05/18/multimedia/18nat-hantavirus-quarantine-ftmk/18nat-hantavirus-quarantine-ftmk-facebookJumbo.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T19:05:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2f580dc49292a1caf59cd86dd3c9e60b",
                "name": "The New York Times",
                "url": "https://www.nytimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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