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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": 125918,
"articles": [
{
"id": "62119204cbfbb5d11977355666e29363",
"title": "Potential measles exposure linked to eastern Iowa hotel",
"description": "The Illinois Department of Public Health notified Iowa HHS about an Illinois resident that tested positive for measles and traveled to Iowa while infectious.",
"content": "INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services said an Independence hotel could’ve been exposed to measles in early March.\nThe Illinois Department of Public Health notified Iowa HHS about an Illinois resident that tested... [809 chars]",
"url": "https://www.kcrg.com/2026/03/14/potential-measles-exposure-linked-eastern-iowa-hotel/",
"image": "https://gray-kcrg-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/GU3X4F5VBFGRFFQKXKIUZBQZPY.jpg?auth=15b68a1a0155c26b9c8b65105e8c56f2c82b837a4810c700488b4837b78fa6f1&width=1200&height=600&smart=true",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-14T00:34:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "4685b162251b7e520abe44be19676ec5",
"name": "KCRG",
"url": "https://www.kcrg.com"
}
},
{
"id": "083440be78e04e3ffc0968d866a10d3b",
"title": "New guidelines offer updated approach for managing high cholesterol : NPR",
"description": "The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines.",
"content": "New guidelines for managing cholesterol call for more aggressive prevention and earlier treatment, including a recommendation that all adults be tested once for lipoprotein(a), a genetic risk marker for heart disease.\nThe American Heart Association a... [3116 chars]",
"url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/03/13/nx-s1-5747111/cholesterol-guidelines-lipoproteina-test",
"image": "https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2121x1193+0+110/resize/1400/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa0%2Fc1%2F1adcc8024cd6b502d22426d64c59%2Fgettyimages-136589918.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-13T20:56:19Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "0978beb86628acb239ee06cf0b116d2c",
"name": "NPR",
"url": "https://www.npr.org"
}
},
{
"id": "45cb03e58fd51d15e1f48ba77c8c672f",
"title": "Utah measles outbreak speeds up but there are few changes to daily life",
"description": "Utah’s measles outbreak is speeding up as it spills into the eighth month, getting so bad that some local health officials have turned to talk radio to get the message about vaccination.",
"content": "Utah’s measles outbreak is speeding up as it spills into the eighth month, getting so bad that some local health officials have turned to talk radio to get the message about vaccination to more people.\nAs South Carolina seems to be getting a handle o... [4982 chars]",
"url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/utah-measles-outbreak-growing-cases-vaccination-rcna263196",
"image": "https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_nbcnews-fp-1200-630,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2026-03/260312-measles-vaccine-ch-1244-6a66f7.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-13T20:28:02Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "3bab6463853c054dc51d2427c1a5b69e",
"name": "NBC News",
"url": "https://www.nbcnews.com"
}
}
]
}