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": 127994,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4d085541d5707d03d57054d15a2d91cd",
            "title": "Flesh-eating bacteria devour man's arm and leg in just three days",
            "description": "When doctors saw him, his limbs were discolored and crackling.",
            "content": "A 74-year-old man went to an emergency department in Florida with rapidly rotting limbs after jumping into the waters off Florida’s Gulf Coast.\nJust three days earlier, the man was otherwise healthy and active on the coast. But at one point when he j... [3702 chars]",
            "url": "https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/04/flesh-eating-bacteria-devour-mans-arm-and-leg-in-just-three-days/",
            "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-151039025-1152x648.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-28T20:15:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "344add8dabb753d03641ce9f246787ad",
                "name": "Ars Technica",
                "url": "https://arstechnica.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6166910f88873082f9aa4b96dc46c7cd",
            "title": "If you’re sick right now, then this is probably what you’ve got",
            "description": "There are more than a billion cases of the common cold in the U.S. each year",
            "content": "If you’re feeling sick right now, it’s probably a common cold.\nWhile cases of most wintertime respiratory illnesses have plummeted since the colder months, cold-causing rhinoviruses and enteroviruses have been on the rise this month, the most recent ... [2744 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/respiratory-virus-common-cold-cdc-b2966565.html",
            "image": "https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/01/08/15/31/iStock-2243788672.jpeg?trim=0,0,0,0&width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-28T18:02:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0d5c0adfb0e84da759fe48296b9f6e55",
                "name": "The Independent",
                "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3b295ca737114ba860aa425ab9b7786e",
            "title": "Backyard Chickens Are Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella Across the US, CDC Warns",
            "description": "Dozens of people in multiple states have been sickened so far, while several have been hospitalized.",
            "content": "Backyard chicken lovers beware: an outbreak of drug-resistant Salmonella bacteria linked to these birds is spreading across the country.\nOfficials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first reported on the outbreak late last week. There ... [2246 chars]",
            "url": "https://gizmodo.com/backyard-chickens-are-spreading-antibiotic-resistant-salmonella-across-the-us-cdc-warns-2000751707",
            "image": "https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/11/backyardchickens-1200x675.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-28T16:20:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b86966b1ce9f29cc65fd4b3bf0671e5c",
                "name": "Gizmodo",
                "url": "https://gizmodo.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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