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": 127098,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3ff58c3c890da780f3ee0897bf21c64d",
            "title": "A Son Removes His Credit Card From His Mother’s DoorDash Account After Her Cancer Progresses, Leading To Family Disagreement Over Her Care",
            "description": "The best of the internet, sifted, and sorted.",
            "content": "Watching a parent struggle with a serious illness can force people into some incredibly difficult decisions.\nThis adult child found themselves in that position while trying to help his mother, who has cancer and currently lives in a nursing home.\nSin... [3652 chars]",
            "url": "https://twistedsifter.com/2026/06/a-son-removes-his-credit-card-from-his-mothers-doordash-account-after-her-cancer-progresses-leading-to-family-disagreement-over-her-care/",
            "image": "https://twistedsifter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/TWISTED-IMAGES-JPG-quality-75-size-180KB-31-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-23T05:26:10Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ef607012c3a99a15797372646126d053",
                "name": "TwistedSifter",
                "url": "https://twistedsifter.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e5da9bc42af7f6e25dda0c540b4c9b2c",
            "title": "Shocking And Disgusting Comments Patients Heard From Doctors",
            "description": "“You’re not sick. You’re just an anxious woman. You know how I can tell? You move your hands a lot when you talk.”",
            "content": "People Are Sharing The Most “Out Of Pocket” Things A Doctor Has Ever Said To Them, And I Can’t Help But Wonder How These Doctors Still Have A License\n“You’re not sick. You’re just an anxious woman. You know how I can tell? You move your hands a lot w... [861 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.buzzfeed.com/salimahmccullough/wildest-comments-said-by-doctors-threads",
            "image": "https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2026-06/16/13/thumb/hMqEv0Blo.jpg?crop=1249:654;0,88%26downsize=1250:*",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-23T02:31:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b697b2aa95a614f8ec47e331bf4afa20",
                "name": "BuzzFeed",
                "url": "https://www.buzzfeed.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b039a3e415fe306a6c7854b483993340",
            "title": "43 Shockingly Dangerous Trends Doctors Are Noticing",
            "description": "“RN here, taking care of a patient who stopped taking her blood pressure meds and started taking TikTok supplements instead. Her 12-year-old children found her down after a cardiac arrest. She’s now anoxic, and the family is deciding if they want to keep her body alive (her mind is gone) or let her pass naturally.”",
            "content": "Doctors Are Sharing The Health “Trends” That Are WAY More Dangerous Than Anyone Realizes, And I’m Blocking Every Influencer I Follow\n“RN here, taking care of a patient who stopped taking her blood pressure meds and started taking TikTok supplements i... [38065 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahmarder/doctors-are-sharing-the-health-trends-that-are-way-more",
            "image": "https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2026-06/17/15/thumb/2q7H2fs6A.jpg?crop=1250:654;0,46%26downsize=1250:*",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-23T00:16:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b697b2aa95a614f8ec47e331bf4afa20",
                "name": "BuzzFeed",
                "url": "https://www.buzzfeed.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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