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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": 133100,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c55b08c8e604f6c009e94aa337c63d39",
            "title": "What we know about the new 'cicada' COVID-19 variant",
            "description": "Its official name is BA.3.2, but it’s earned the nickname \"cicada\" because, analogous to the insect’s pattern, it first appeared back in 2024, went dormant for a while, and resurfaced in the U.S. late last year.",
            "content": "This article originally appeared on PolitiFact\nA new variant of COVID-19 is buzzing.\nIts official name is BA.3.2, but it's earned the nickname \"cicada\" because, analogous to the insect's pattern, it first appeared back in 2024, went dormant for a whi... [5044 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/what-we-know-about-the-new-cicada-covid-19-variant",
            "image": "https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2026/03/2025-09-12T014835Z_883678602_RC2YPGA22YRJ_RTRMADP_3_USA-VACCINES-1024x683.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-28T15:49:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7194247a4f44906ac877ec001837157c",
                "name": "PBS",
                "url": "https://www.pbs.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "116a701319b2685b76dc90d852943e96",
            "title": "Psychology says people who compulsively tidy and reorganize aren't control freaks",
            "description": "When someone reorganizes their desk before starting a difficult conversation, or cleans the kitchen at 11pm after a hard day, or can't settle until the",
            "content": "When someone reorganizes their desk before starting a difficult conversation, or cleans the kitchen at 11pm after a hard day, or can’t settle until the cushions are straight and the dishes are done, the usual explanation is that they’re a control fre... [9303 chars]",
            "url": "https://siliconcanals.com/gen-psychology-says-people-who-compulsively-tidy-and-reorganize-arent-control-freaks-they-learned-early-that-the-one-thing-they-could-control-was-the-physical-space-around-them/",
            "image": "https://siliconcanals.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/newimagesize-2026-03-28T204225.717.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-28T15:41:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4774b16b58ac0de791fde85da4a426c3",
                "name": "Silicon Canals",
                "url": "https://siliconcanals.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f0d57a012b645ab9deca18fdcbf23e42",
            "title": "Hockey player shares the 2 symptoms that led to his Stage IV colorectal cancer diagnosis at age 26",
            "description": "David Lyon is one of the rising number of young adults to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer.",
            "content": "When David Lyon saw blood in his stool, he didn't think much of it. He was a fit 26-year-old who worked in a sheet metal shop. The spots were inconsistent, and he thought he might have just sustained an injury at work.\nBut soon, Lyon had to admit som... [5464 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorectal-cancer-cleveland-clinic-young-diagnosis/",
            "image": "https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/19/10b61d1e-85fe-4751-b474-880f58bd2232/thumbnail/1200x630/7b16d0b4b865a445cc48b38a4f9efd6c/screenshot-2026-03-19-at-3-13-07-pm.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-28T12:00:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2f2ed82d991515dcc85d86a1374a9ae",
                "name": "CBS News",
                "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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