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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": 124938,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ee647f312a6a49e7f9068ff57a25806c",
            "title": "Mediterranean Diet Tips I Learned After Greece Trip As a Dietitian",
            "description": "After visiting Greece for the first time as a dietitian on the Mediterranean diet, I incorporated some foods and habits into my diet at home.",
            "content": "I had never considered eating salad at breakfast before this trip, but why not start the day with a bowl full of veggies?\nMost Americans aren't getting the recommended daily intake of vegetables or fiber. Having these foods with my first meal of the ... [2385 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/best-mediterranean-diet-tips-dietitian-learned-greece-food-habits-2026-2",
            "image": "https://i.insider.com/671fac8c01ea6d83dee47b34?width=1200&format=jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T15:39:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3349d5cc8abff1623266825fbe6b0f68",
                "name": "Business Insider",
                "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4e5dde5e6745cb744998b97ee76d3463",
            "title": "If you’re struggling to lose weight, could chilling your carbs help?",
            "description": "Can chilling carbohydrates help you lose weight? It's complicated. Some wellness influencers have promoted a process called retrogradation.",
            "content": "Online influencers claim the secret to low-calorie rice, pasta and potatoes may be as simple as chilling out.\nAre they right? Not quite. But a small yet solid body of science does suggest that chilling these carbohydrate-rich foods after cooking them... [4101 chars]",
            "url": "https://apnews.com/article/carbs-chilling-losing-weight-0ce52cda1e2e5882b6154427e0e2b186",
            "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/a0fa17b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2509x1672+47+0/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F95%2F3f%2F7eb98d38325ae3e21a16a50be9fa%2Fe0ffc19a90ef4050bd41d5b4bc88d4bc",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T13:39:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b356d47a35dfffa723fc8131b36c3ed1",
                "name": "AP News",
                "url": "https://apnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f3c360d3da23182eb202918184c461a3",
            "title": "The Best Morning Drink for High Cholesterol, According to Research",
            "description": "It’s eye-catching, refreshing and sweet.",
            "content": "Reviewed by Dietitian Casey Wing, RD, CD\nKey Points\nPomegranate juice, rich in antioxidants, may help lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides.\nTomato juice and green tea are also heart-healthy drinks that can support cholesterol levels.\nSmall, sustai... [4250 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/best-morning-drink-high-cholesterol-060000260.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/XjAYxMKvC17anpLwdi_Cow--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/aol_eating_well_articles_739/d147e44c734906c86b697124fab96bc9",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T10:03:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4ff2d0fa568705d6b87ce5c9e310a16d",
                "name": "AOL.com",
                "url": "https://www.aol.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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