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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": 126390,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "6de682ce07f85c9d0e72c93d471cd53b",
            "title": "Scientists Discover What Terrifies Bedbugs",
            "description": "Bedbugs, it turns out, really don't like to get their feet wet. Researchers at UC-Riverside report that the household pests strongly avoid damp surfaces, a finding that emerged...",
            "content": "Bedbugs, it turns out, really don't like to get their feet wet. Researchers at UC-Riverside report that the household pests strongly avoid damp surfaces, a finding that emerged by accident when a lab feeding device leaked blood into a vial of bedbugs... [1132 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newser.com/story/384366/achilles-heel-for-bedbugs-theyre-terrified-of-water.html",
            "image": "https://img2-azrcdn.newser.com/image/1667291-12-20260228072631.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-28T13:10:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f22037146197b1382cc938771f7d78b3",
                "name": "Newser",
                "url": "https://www.newser.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6fe4e793c4991a51c25b555fc524987c",
            "title": "A college student thought she had a UTI. Then came fevers, fatigue and pain: \"Something's not right\"",
            "description": "Emma Operacz was diagnosed with a rare cancer at 21. An unusual treatment and bone marrow donation from her sister saved her life.",
            "content": "Emma Operacz was enjoying her summer. She was a semester away from graduating from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in psychology. She had a thriving social life, two jobs that kept her busy, and was the life of every party.\nThen, in June 20... [6489 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lymphoma-cancer-bone-marrow-cleveland-clinic-eastern-michigan-university/",
            "image": "https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/02/11/da0ddc44-c148-4ec4-a422-006807bac182/thumbnail/1200x630/de320c5a77c15cba4cc793b6c7817407/img-1993.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-28T13:00:10Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2f2ed82d991515dcc85d86a1374a9ae",
                "name": "CBS News",
                "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3e22f6c4e286a5b929eb0aaa89f70091",
            "title": "My toothache led to a grim discovery: The dental care system is full of cavities as you age",
            "description": "Roughly half of adults 65 and older have no dental insurance, and they may soon have more company.",
            "content": "I had a nagging toothache recently, and it led to an even more painful revelation.\nIf you X-rayed the state of oral health care in the United States, particularly for people 65 and older, the picture would be full of cavities.\n“It’s probably worse th... [6750 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-28/lopez-column-dental-care-system-costs",
            "image": "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/824065a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4301+0+582/resize/1200x630!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe5%2F8e%2F3758edaf4da18b342959d82876f1%2F1543794-me-0226-lopez-retirees-dental-insurance-gem-003.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-28T13:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6c4fa75a787f2ec713503abb3f822104",
                "name": "Los Angeles Times",
                "url": "https://www.latimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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