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": 136022,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a09af664ae8427041ca030d589a8f389",
            "title": "Hantavirus live updates: CDC will bring Americans back to quarantine unit",
            "description": "The MV Hondius cruise ship, on which the hantavirus infection was identified, is making its way to the Canary Islands.",
            "content": "The California Health Department says they are monitoring one former passenger of the cruise ship M/V Hondius for potential hantavirus infection.\n\"Local health officials are in contact with the one returned passenger,\" the department said in a news r... [3319 chars]",
            "url": "https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/hantavirus-live-updates-mv-hondius-canary-islands/?id=132746955",
            "image": "https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/f9906ead-f0a3-4166-9b10-8ef66e49ac58/Hondius-7-ap-gmh-260508_1778270942082_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=1600",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T00:32:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d35e5701ba890c345f47dc0dd5522375",
                "name": "ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos",
                "url": "https://abcnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7324a89588eb63cb0f2fd5ffa8d96021",
            "title": "Norovirus Outbreak Sickens 115 on Cruise Ship",
            "description": "More than 100 passengers and 13 crew members on the Caribbean Princess reported being ill, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.",
            "content": "More than 100 people have been sickened in a norovirus outbreak on a cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Thursday.\nThose sickened, who include 102 passengers and 13 crew members, ... [1660 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/americas/norovirus-outbreak-cruise-ship.html",
            "image": "https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/05/08/multimedia/08xp-norovirus-vzck/08xp-norovirus-vzck-facebookJumbo.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T23:24:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2f580dc49292a1caf59cd86dd3c9e60b",
                "name": "The New York Times",
                "url": "https://www.nytimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a1eab66315cffdf31f714724917c05bb",
            "title": "Will the Hantavirus Cruise Ship Cause a New Pandemic? What Experts Say",
            "description": "An outbreak of hantavirus, a deadly virus carried by rodents, has killed three and infected 8 on a cruise ship. What to know about the Andes strain, how it spreads and symptoms.",
            "content": "A total of eight cases, including three deaths, have been reported in connection with Hantavirus, a rare but dangerous virus carried by rodents, amid an ongoing outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, prompting concerns about a possible pand... [10924 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.today.com/health/news/hantavirus-cruise-ship-pandemic-risk-covid-2026-rcna343854",
            "image": "https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_social_share_1200x630_center,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2026-05/hantavirus-cruise-ship-pandemic-risk-covid-mh-05072026-0e484d.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T21:24:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1117f80119eb86a6871f82184716dc4c",
                "name": "TODAY.com",
                "url": "https://www.today.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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