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United States Health News API
Get the live top health headlines from United States with our JSON API.
Get API key for the United States Health News APIAPI 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": 125730,
"articles": [
{
"id": "306cc1fbd5604c46d4cb22ff1328c376",
"title": "Shingles vaccine may also offer protection against dementia, studies increasingly show",
"description": "The shingles vaccine may significantly help protect older adults against dementia, a growing body of evidence shows",
"content": "The shingles vaccine may significantly help protect older adults against dementia, a growing body of evidence shows.\nExactly how is unclear. The nervous system, however, likely holds clues.\nShingles, a condition triggered by the reactivation of the v... [7801 chars]",
"url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/shingles-brain-inflammation-research-vaccine-dementia-risk-rcna351961",
"image": "https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_nbcnews-fp-1200-630,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2025-07/250710-shingles-se-1226p-f27aed.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-06-28T10:30:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "3bab6463853c054dc51d2427c1a5b69e",
"name": "NBC News",
"url": "https://www.nbcnews.com"
}
},
{
"id": "3c4b192dafb8285c1a1dd256d9211951",
"title": "Raccoon with rabies scratches Manorville resident",
"description": "Health department employees believe the animal was relocated to the area, possibly by someone else, according to the release.",
"content": "A Manorville resident is being treated for possible rabies exposure after being scratched by a raccoon that tested positive for the disease, according to Suffolk County Department of Health Services officials.\nThe person, who has not been identified,... [2065 chars]",
"url": "https://www.newsday.com/news/health/raccoon-rabies-scratch-m9zhul2o",
"image": "https://cdn.newsday.com/ace/c:NjU1NDVhNjgtMTQzYy00:ODViYmY5ODYtY2UyYS00/landscape/1280",
"publishedAt": "2026-06-27T23:57:34Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "847ba807d273dbc89c0c9d430c45d661",
"name": "Newsday",
"url": "https://www.newsday.com"
}
},
{
"id": "bf56602e21382f8b47921bf787876420",
"title": "Arizona health officials investigate suspected pneumonic plague case",
"description": "Yavapai County Community Health Services said Friday that a county resident is thought to have contracted the infection.",
"content": "YAVAPAI COUNTY, AZ (AZFamily) — Health officials in Yavapai County are looking into a suspected case of pneumonic plague.\nYavapai County Community Health Services (YCCHS) said Friday that a county resident is thought to have contracted the infection.... [1509 chars]",
"url": "https://www.azfamily.com/2026/06/27/arizona-health-officials-investigate-suspected-pneumonic-plague-case/",
"image": "https://gray-kpho-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/G5ZDX5SOFJE6JOS7QWKVCPYWEE.jpg?auth=14d5772b22859d10caea2a5183fe8fc0311e9ea91866971495b87f7e04d21dca&width=1200&height=600&smart=true",
"publishedAt": "2026-06-27T21:22:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "0e6d4911c03fb2d29df891e53d9491d9",
"name": "AZ Family",
"url": "https://www.azfamily.com"
}
}
]
}