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": 138912,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "edc8adeb354c7aef0a7424165998ff34",
            "title": "Heart protection from COVID shots remains amid updates, study finds",
            "description": "Despite continued benefits, anti-vaccine rhetoric has driven down vaccination.",
            "content": "Although most Americans have eschewed seasonal COVID-19 vaccines, the updated shots continue to show significant protection against cardiovascular disease, especially for those over age 75 and those with underlying medical conditions. That’s accordin... [4073 chars]",
            "url": "https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/06/covid-vaccines-still-protect-against-heart-problems-large-study-finds/",
            "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-1232060072-1152x648.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-15T21:04:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "344add8dabb753d03641ce9f246787ad",
                "name": "Ars Technica",
                "url": "https://arstechnica.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "98506d79a75847e88257aaa90655d96a",
            "title": "Measles case detected at SFO days before World Cup start",
            "description": "People at SFO and a San Jose Trader Joe's may have been exposed to the measles virus.",
            "content": "Travelers at the often bustling international terminal at San Francisco Airport may have been exposed to the highly contagious measles virus days before the start of the World Cup, according to a news release from the Santa Clara County Public Health... [3990 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/sfo-measles-world-cup-22305735.php",
            "image": "https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/54/51/70/28483085/3/rawImage.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-15T19:05:34Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4f3497478737428233039eeb8595ff60",
                "name": "SFGATE",
                "url": "https://www.sfgate.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3f32a615127254e5074c3908625298a1",
            "title": "DRC reports record number of Ebola cases in a single day as outbreak hits 1-month mark",
            "description": "Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported a record one-day increase in Ebola cases, one month after the outbreak was detected.",
            "content": "Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have reported a record one-day increase in Ebola cases since the current outbreak was first detected one month ago.\nThe DRC Ministry of Health reported 72 new confirmed Ebola cases on June 13... [2735 chars]",
            "url": "https://abcnews.com/Health/drc-reports-record-number-ebola-cases-single-day/story?id=133883214",
            "image": "https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/a88007b7-773a-4bc1-8360-a86ebe604499/ebola-3-gty-gmh-260615_1781534050206_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=1600",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-15T17:57:37Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d35e5701ba890c345f47dc0dd5522375",
                "name": "ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos",
                "url": "https://abcnews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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