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United States Health News API
Get the live top health headlines from United States with our JSON API.
Get API key for the United States Health News APIAPI 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": 140232,
"articles": [
{
"id": "d39eb5b08c4d178465189f3af3fbee71",
"title": "Weight loss drugs slash risk of 4 types of cancer by 50% or more, study finds",
"description": "Scientists have found that GLP-1 medications, such as Ozempic, and Wegovy, is linked to a decrease in the overall risk of developing obesity-related cancers, especially with colorectal, pancreatic, and endometrial cancers.",
"content": "The use of GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss has been increasing.\nResearchers continue to examine how GLP-1s might affect a person's health beyond type 2 diabetes management and weight loss.\nA new study found a potential li... [7569 chars]",
"url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/weight-loss-drugs-slash-risk-102600000.html",
"image": "https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/AC29C12E08BD77E9E549E0D0039CE677CEB418A88B6F705E16F47966D0D19F12/subgraphmysterio/resizefill_w1024_h575;quality_80;format_webp/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Faol_medicalnewstoday_320%2F534c8679619f109776e58b199ceba9e0",
"publishedAt": "2026-06-16T17:21:04Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "4ff2d0fa568705d6b87ce5c9e310a16d",
"name": "AOL.com",
"url": "https://www.aol.com"
}
},
{
"id": "18a8dbb340b988d6a898134c1cdefcb9",
"title": "DRC’s Ebola outbreak may be worst ever, Africa CDC says",
"description": "The head of Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo could be the worst ever, saying that currently tens of thousands of contacts of those ill with the disease had not been traced.",
"content": "The head of Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could be the worst ever, saying that currently tens of thousands of contacts of those ill with t... [420 chars]",
"url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/16/africa/drc-ebola-cdc-intl-latam-afr",
"image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/01-01-ap26140541318429.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
"publishedAt": "2026-06-16T16:47:11Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "b7f8938851261c8403f75f40eb1d8645",
"name": "CNN",
"url": "https://www.cnn.com"
}
},
{
"id": "dfe1d0ba616340aaa023609f6841f24d",
"title": "Docs explain why ‘sad nipple syndrome’ is leaving women distressed",
"description": "It's when the nipple gets brushed, by someone or something, and a wave of intense negative emotion washes over. Descriptions range from \"the deepest pit in my stomach\" to upset, disgusted, and even homesick.",
"content": "Do you feel a sense of impending doom when your nipple is touched?\nYou’re not alone. And after conversation online drew attention to the phenomena, it now has a name: sad nipple syndrome.\nIt’s when the nipple gets brushed, by someone or something, an... [3329 chars]",
"url": "https://nypost.com/2026/06/16/health/docs-explain-why-sad-nipple-syndrome-is-leaving-women-distressed/",
"image": "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/newspress-collage-obsxrew1r-1781624984627.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&1781610622&w=1200",
"publishedAt": "2026-06-16T15:51:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "9d7e5ab9f28d430ac851e2b94640216c",
"name": "New York Post",
"url": "https://nypost.com"
}
}
]
}