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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": 127694,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "6a68a47048fe65ee10daeb82713a3d20",
            "title": "This flu-like illness you’ve never heard of is rising - what you need to know",
            "description": "Flu season might be winding down — but don’t stash the tissues just yet.",
            "content": "Flu season might be winding down — but don’t stash the tissues just yet.\nA little-known respiratory virus with no vaccine or treatment has been quietly picking up steam since the start of winter, helping drive a wave of illnesses across the country.\n... [4054 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aol.com/news/flu-illness-ve-never-heard-143146281.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/tMLGX5K0kd_4OHyHORS8Uw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/aol_ny_post_us_news_articles_123/ab01951a486fddf5c353a15640c6da15",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T12:14:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4ff2d0fa568705d6b87ce5c9e310a16d",
                "name": "AOL.com",
                "url": "https://www.aol.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "80b136700565e325d90ce610a84b13ee",
            "title": "Quartz Countertop Makers Want Immunity Against Legal Claims from Sick Stone Cutters",
            "description": "Workers are filing lawsuits against the countertop industry as cases of silicosis, a deadly lung disease, rise.",
            "content": "Jeff Rose, a 55-year-old grandfather in Georgetown, Ky., contracted a lethal lung disease doing a job he loves: carving kitchen countertops from slabs of quartz, a man-made product that has surged in popularity as an alternative to marble and granite... [1693 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/quartz-countertops-silicosis-liability.html",
            "image": "https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/19/multimedia/00biz-silicosis-hflv/00biz-silicosis-hflv-facebookJumbo.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T09:00:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2f580dc49292a1caf59cd86dd3c9e60b",
                "name": "The New York Times",
                "url": "https://www.nytimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "80aaff8311ec5a5d1cba434b44a2667d",
            "title": "Do you need a 'parasite cleanse?' Here's what doctors say : NPR",
            "description": "Some people online believe many of us have dangerous parasites in our gut and need to flush them out with herbal supplements. Here's what doctors say about the trend.",
            "content": "Some wellness influencers are very worried about parasites.\nIn online posts and videos, they suggest the organisms can be blamed for a host of symptoms — bloating, insomnia, food cravings, teeth grinding, headaches, among others. They claim that you ... [6363 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/03/16/nx-s1-5745200/parasite-cleanse-safety-science",
            "image": "https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3413x1920+43+0/resize/1400/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F15%2Ff1%2F4d78689f47f892459c73c93c4fe8%2Fparasites-final.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T09:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0978beb86628acb239ee06cf0b116d2c",
                "name": "NPR",
                "url": "https://www.npr.org"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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