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": 136024,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7325d6eac2e2afb6b3c31b440d432709",
            "title": "Your Late Night Snacking Isn't Doing Your Gut Any Favors, Study Finds",
            "description": "Eating late at night might worsen people's digestive problems, including constipation.",
            "content": "Here comes science to ruin another of life’s simple, if guilty, pleasures. Research out today suggests that eating late at night can further worsen our gut health.\nScientists examined data from a nationally representative survey of Americans. Chronic... [3418 chars]",
            "url": "https://gizmodo.com/your-late-night-snacking-isnt-doing-your-gut-any-favors-study-finds-2000750026",
            "image": "https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/midnight-snacking-1200x675.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T20:30:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b86966b1ce9f29cc65fd4b3bf0671e5c",
                "name": "Gizmodo",
                "url": "https://gizmodo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5fb37a14a36eb5255fb2f6c990e0a022",
            "title": "Scientists Say “Grandma Brain” Is Real - Here’s What That Means",
            "description": "A grandparent's love is truly like nothing else. Scientists explain what \"grandma brain\" is and what exactly causes that unique emotion.",
            "content": "My son-in-law recently introduced me to his friend the following way: “This is Kate. She’s an interesting person and a good conversationalist … unless Anne is in the room. In that case, don’t even try.”\nAnne is my toddler-aged granddaughter, and I am... [6839 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/scientists-grandma-brain-real-means-194400158.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/1D9E30DD18041C581A6DA6728523ED5347592BA72AD24A7035244ECF71BF00C1/subgraphmysterio/resizefill_w1200_h602;quality_80;format_webp/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Faol_good_housekeeping_154%2Fd1df65fb6503c984af8801c9666013c7",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T19:53:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4ff2d0fa568705d6b87ce5c9e310a16d",
                "name": "AOL.com",
                "url": "https://www.aol.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e61814ad3c603f2a49c37c7ecad27009",
            "title": "Dopamine Depletion: The Hidden Driver of Alzheimer’s Memory Loss",
            "description": "Researchers discovered that an 80% drop in dopamine causes Alzheimer's memory loss. Restoring dopamine with Levodopa rescued memory in a landmark study.",
            "content": "Summary: For decades, Alzheimer’s research has focused almost exclusively on toxic proteins like amyloid-beta and tau. However, a new study has identified a new culprit: dopamine dysfunction in the entorhinal cortex.\nResearchers discovered that dopam... [6921 chars]",
            "url": "https://neurosciencenews.com/dopamine-dysfunction-memory-alzheimers-30590/",
            "image": "https://neurosciencenews.com/files/2026/04/dopamine-alzhimrs-memory-neuroscience.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T19:34:52Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "70b4bf2b5b3ca97debe457804c1d46d0",
                "name": "Neuroscience News",
                "url": "https://neurosciencenews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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