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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": 121486,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9a93ae5d7b4e7f04d493fddec7b30067",
            "title": "US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says",
            "description": "U.S. life expectancy has hit the highest mark in American history",
            "content": "NEW YORK -- U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 — the highest mark in American history.\nIt's the result of not only the dissipation of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also waning death rates from all the nation's top killers, including heart dis... [2626 chars]",
            "url": "https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-life-expectancy-hit-time-high-2024-cdc-129674368",
            "image": "https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/5f0ae19c-b7ba-4a8c-b988-50e5ad3e5ca6/wirestory_8906f742eb12dd0e5055938dc324bc1a_16x9.jpg?w=1600",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-29T14:29:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5ca536331c246cd7f693cdb2cceaff8c",
                "name": "ABC News",
                "url": "https://abcnews.go.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2bb6d635b2cf019e55f107de98ceaa52",
            "title": "Life expectancy in U.S. hit record high of 79 years in 2024, CDC says",
            "description": "U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 - the highest mark in American history. But the U.S. still ranks below dozens of other countries.",
            "content": "U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 - the highest mark in American history.\nIt's the result of not only the dissipation of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also waning death rates from all the nation's top killers, including heart disease, cancer... [2534 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/life-expectancy-us-record-high-79-2024-cdc/",
            "image": "https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/29/a627cf1d-9ed1-4692-aea2-03812613aa5d/thumbnail/1200x630/e794adb5b635f2de3f57751241bf2338/life-expectancy.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-29T11:57:52Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2f2ed82d991515dcc85d86a1374a9ae",
                "name": "CBS News",
                "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ba5298b7c7724a93203863b7d8e89da4",
            "title": "'She was just laying there, like lifeless' | Family recounts 7-year-old’s GLP-1 overdose as poison centers see spike in calls",
            "description": "Indiana Poison Center reports GLP-1 calls doubled last year; National Poison Data System, America's Poison Centers reports a 1,500% increase in GLP-1 related calls.",
            "content": "INDIANAPOLIS — It’s just days before Christmas as medical workers wheel 7-year-old Jessa Milender through the halls of the hospital. The normally bubbly child is limp, face down on a medical gurney. She’s being admitted after overdosing on her mother... [7530 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.wthr.com/article/news/investigations/13-investigates/glp-1-overdose-weight-loss-drugs-overdose-poison-control-calls-ozempic-mounjaro-wegovy/531-e98864ae-0503-4212-a64a-e288980b3ceb",
            "image": "https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/WTHR/images/f89684b7-0846-4403-b147-d4a7a56fac46/f89684b7-0846-4403-b147-d4a7a56fac46_1140x641.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-29T02:29:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "088daa900fbceb115ab65971d5788f80",
                "name": "wthr.com",
                "url": "https://www.wthr.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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