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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": 123422,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7a1c1894587bef6e741d45976799043a",
            "title": "Rep. Tony Gonzales defends conditions at Texas detention center with measles outbreak",
            "description": "Rep. Tony Gonzales said the Dilley detention facility, the only immigration facility that houses children, is \"nicer than some elementary schools.\"",
            "content": "Rep. Tony Gonzales said Sunday that the Texas immigration detention center in which 5-year-old Liam Ramos was detained is \"nicer than some elementary schools\" amid reports of a measles outbreak and criticism of the conditions from immigration activis... [4162 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-gonzales-dilley-detention-facility-conditions-measles/",
            "image": "https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/02/08/55da5a9c-4000-47ea-9917-29aba354a4cd/thumbnail/1200x630/ff406991269cb3894b455b79a1f4bcdb/1770574397170.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-08T21:57:50Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2f2ed82d991515dcc85d86a1374a9ae",
                "name": "cbsnews.com",
                "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2466cce791593ce877c36b43852382a5",
            "title": "Top health official urges US public to get the measles vaccine",
            "description": "A leading U.S. health official is urging people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states. The appeal is from Dr.",
            "content": "WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading U.S. health official on Sunday urged people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states and as the United States is at risk of losing its measles elimination status.\n“Take the vaccine... [6163 chars]",
            "url": "https://apnews.com/article/measles-vaccine-outbreak-oz-kennedy-trump-971a576fe28cc741a915f3dbf310de02",
            "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/298a831/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4169x2778+0+1/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe3%2F02%2F73241147e979c9c5738ccab7d627%2F72bef977d56d421c92437a2f62e5a4de",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-08T20:05:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b356d47a35dfffa723fc8131b36c3ed1",
                "name": "AP News",
                "url": "https://apnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a403ec306f44a5a44554f2f19e4900d3",
            "title": "‘Come on’: CNN Anchor Shuts Down Dr. Oz on Vaccines on Live TV",
            "description": "Dana Bash was incredulous as Dr. Oz lauded RFK Jr. for being “at the very front” of vaccine advocacy.",
            "content": "CNN anchor Dana Bash was left in disbelief as one of the president’s top health goons claimed the MAGA administration was a top advocate for vaccines.\nAddressing the record outbreak of measles in the U.S., particularly in South Carolina, Bash asked D... [2539 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thedailybeast.com/come-on-cnn-anchor-shuts-down-dr-oz-on-vaccines-on-live-tv/",
            "image": "https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/GE7HZRHQ6ZECLHYTWVM2KZJ5JE.png?smart=true&auth=6585618e98c241c4e3ccfdae108b8fa298f984e93f79c1a53fe6612a4deb7249&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-08T17:55:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e3fd974e36370d094fc026102a75c80f",
                "name": "The Daily Beast",
                "url": "https://www.thedailybeast.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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