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": 131828,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "625583ce08e9d51af0ece38220966a19",
            "title": "Measles case confirmed in Maryland resident who recently traveled",
            "description": "A Baltimore-area resident who traveled internationally has a confirmed case of measles, Maryland state health officials announced Sunday.",
            "content": "Advertisement\nMeasles case confirmed in Maryland resident with recent international travel, MDH says\nA Baltimore-area resident who traveled internationally has a confirmed case of measles, Maryland state health officials announced Sunday.Archive vide... [6935 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.wbaltv.com/article/maryland-measles-case-confirmed-bwi-airport-sinai-pediatric/71065391",
            "image": "https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/measles-65bc51f04d9ab.jpg?crop=1.00xw:1.00xh;0,0&resize=1200:*",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T22:38:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c4877b4bb79e401505f48ffba20d6d62",
                "name": "WBAL-TV",
                "url": "https://www.wbaltv.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3c8414232c0572be2a1d6e9de03805fb",
            "title": "Scientists Found a Massive Hidden Void Inside the Great Pyramid of Giza Sealed for 4,500 Years and Nobody Knows Its Purpose",
            "description": "Scientists used cosmic-ray particles to scan the Great Pyramid and found a hidden void larger than anyone expected, sealed since the reign of Pharaoh Khufu.",
            "content": "A large void sealed inside the Great Pyramid of Giza for roughly 4,500 years has been confirmed by three independent teams of physicists using three separate detection technologies, according to a study published in Nature. The space sits directly ab... [4913 chars]",
            "url": "https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/04/scientists-discover-great-pyramid-giza-hidden-void/",
            "image": "https://dailygalaxy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Something-massive-has-been-hiding-inside-the-Great-Pyramid-of-Giza-for-4500-years-scaled.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T22:10:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "15b3a075005c2186c70ef27f4d08b583",
                "name": "The Daily Galaxy",
                "url": "https://dailygalaxy.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fcd81ec8666308cbfda09f89dee3c946",
            "title": "Doctors noticing concerning trait in babies hours after birth",
            "description": "New research shows that a trait showing up in newborns is bringing concern for their health, all thanks to their gut microbiome.",
            "content": "New research has found a concerning characteristic in babies that could greatly affect their health down the line.\nWhile some gut microbiome can pass in utero, a newborn’s gut microbiome was previously thought to be nearly sterile, mostly acquiring b... [2554 chars]",
            "url": "https://nypost.com/2026/04/19/health/doctors-noticing-concerning-trait-in-babies-hours-after-birth/",
            "image": "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/comp-doctors-noticing-concerning-trait-125987009.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T22:01:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9d7e5ab9f28d430ac851e2b94640216c",
                "name": "New York Post",
                "url": "https://nypost.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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