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": 130002,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9eeac7d7e982a904468cd9ed1fa33409",
            "title": "I Think My Best Buddy Is Sending Me Covert Signals. I Need to Be Very Careful About What I Do Next.",
            "description": "The signs are all there.",
            "content": "How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Stoya and Rich here. It’s anonymous!\nDear How to Do It,\nI have been gay in theory but not in practice for my entire college experience so far. My best friend (also a guy) of a few... [8344 chars]",
            "url": "https://slate.com/advice/2026/06/sex-advice-friends-men-bisexual-college.html",
            "image": "https://compote.slate.com/images/78e5e181-ca49-44f2-bfa2-4f1d8cf8d08d.gif?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0&width=1560",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T16:13:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c8e1cfcb970c5e9a0a496c6b603e74b2",
                "name": "Slate Magazine",
                "url": "https://slate.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7577fab4f4f6bc64ef08e04b9036cb4e",
            "title": "Strange Side Effect Found Among Ozempic Users-and It Has to Do With Smell and Taste",
            "description": "New research has identified a potential, if small, added risk of smell and taste disturbances linked to GLP-1 use.",
            "content": "Research published today might leave a bad taste in your mouth and a crinkle in your nose if you’re taking a GLP-1 medication like semaglutide (the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy).\nResearchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel ... [3514 chars]",
            "url": "https://gizmodo.com/strange-side-effect-found-among-ozempic-users-and-it-has-to-do-with-smell-and-taste-2000777636",
            "image": "https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/07/ozempic-prep-1200x675.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T15:40:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b86966b1ce9f29cc65fd4b3bf0671e5c",
                "name": "Gizmodo",
                "url": "https://gizmodo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1cf72daaad94761aecad53bf73252519",
            "title": "Positive tuberculosis case found at Johns Creek High School",
            "description": "The Fulton County Board of Health sent a letter to parents of a county high school to inform them that students and staff might have been exposed to someone diagnosed with tuberculosis.",
            "content": "JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Fulton County Board of Health sent a letter to parents of a county high school to inform them that students and staff might have been exposed to someone diagnosed with tuberculosis.\nThe letter was sent to all students, parents ... [1714 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/fulton-county/students-warned-possible-tuberculosis-metro-atlanta-high-school/SZANJSFYLVFHFMWDBLSBDX6QVA/",
            "image": "https://cmg-cmg-tv-10010-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fcmg%2FBXFNGLWS5BGJ5JQDRVTKSS3IIA.png?auth=23b4712e83905d1fc3f3dd39b7eca3d73bfcf916216d686c6dace9fda66662d1&width=1200&height=630&smart=true",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T14:38:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ba2a8dc8169ea0eb30a41eff4ba65c31",
                "name": "WSB-TV",
                "url": "https://www.wsbtv.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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