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": 132726,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1619d4cd53a6dde9d7adde0512814218",
            "title": "STI nearly eradicated has surged and it's raising heart attack risk",
            "description": "The medieval STI can silently but significantly increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and dangerous swelling of the aorta, the body’s largest blood vessel, a large new study found.",
            "content": "A sexually transmitted infection (STI) that almost disappeared is back — with a vengeance.\nThe medieval STI can silently but significantly increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and dangerous swelling of the aorta, the body’s largest blood vessel,... [2488 chars]",
            "url": "https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/health/sti-nearly-eradicated-has-surged-and-its-raising-heart-attack-risk/",
            "image": "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/127541514.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T16:01:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9d7e5ab9f28d430ac851e2b94640216c",
                "name": "New York Post",
                "url": "https://nypost.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "873fbe42f8f1761edbc14f7c53b2f6fd",
            "title": "Ask a Boss: Should You Tell Work You Need Mental",
            "description": "No one needs to know why you’re calling out sick, workplace expert Alison Green says. Would you tell your boss if you were projectile vomiting or having horrible cramps?",
            "content": "Dear Boss,\nI work in a health-care-adjacent job with a pretty generous leave policy. When folks are going to take a sick day, it’s our practice to drop a note into Teams and say, “Not feeling well, taking a sick day, contact X about Y if it’s urgent,... [5908 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thecut.com/article/ask-a-boss-should-you-tell-boss-mental-health-day.html",
            "image": "https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/d7a/988/8816f633ec18f15203ced31e55510cffeb-ask-a-boss.1x.rsocial.w1200.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T16:00:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3948f59ed6a3523507edf63f22d879eb",
                "name": "The Cut",
                "url": "https://www.thecut.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c360803425871d2b0e9142019d6e8b69",
            "title": "Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome: New name to improve diagnosis and care of condition affecting 170 million women worldwide",
            "description": "Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) is the new name for the condition previously known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), which impacts 1 in 8, or more than 170 million women worldwide.",
            "content": "Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) is the new name for the condition previously known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), which impacts 1 in 8, or more than 170 million women worldwide.\nMore than 50 patient and professional organization... [4427 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.endocrine.org/news-and-advocacy/news-room/2026/pcos-name-change",
            "image": "https://www.endocrine.org/-/media/endocrine/images/featured-images/1796x943_image_general_research.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T13:59:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "69ab30d5a6357ec704c44acf03a72e0a",
                "name": "Endocrine Society",
                "url": "https://www.endocrine.org"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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