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": 128708,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5cd0fad7229072fc4a845b149f5f2d6e",
            "title": "Even small amounts of ultraprocessed foods increase risk for dementia, study says",
            "description": "Your risk of cognitive decline and dementia rises with small amounts of ultraprocessed foods, even when you are trying to eat healthy, a new study found.",
            "content": "Increasing your daily consumption of ultraprocessed foods by 10% — basically the equivalent of a small bag of potato chips — may raise your risk of dementia even if you normally eat a healthy plant-rich diet, according to a new study.\nUltraprocessed ... [6304 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/health/ultraprocessed-food-dementia-study-wellness",
            "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-1395315899.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-29T13:00:51Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b7f8938851261c8403f75f40eb1d8645",
                "name": "CNN",
                "url": "https://www.cnn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e86d3ffa1d6200aae18cea79839a4ac2",
            "title": "Weight-loss medication linked to muscle loss",
            "description": "In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader whose husband found a solution for seborrheic dermatitis on his scalp.",
            "content": "Q: My son stopped taking Wegovy due to strength loss. His job requires physical power, and he noticed that he wasn’t able to do as much as usual. Shouldn’t doctors warn patients about this when they prescribe these weight loss drugs?\nA: A study of GL... [3043 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.seattletimes.com/life/wellness/weight-loss-medication-linked-to-muscle-loss/",
            "image": "https://www.seattletimes.com/wp-content/themes/st_refresh/img/st-meta-facebook.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-29T13:00:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3c33b26e0f37dca715d71c1c3713f0f1",
                "name": "The Seattle Times",
                "url": "https://www.seattletimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2050e259ecf0c5371b694a350ec3b2da",
            "title": "Eating Your Breakfast at This Specific Time Could Help You Lose More Weight",
            "description": "New research suggests that adjusting the timing of your meals may support more weight loss.",
            "content": "\"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.\"\nYou don’t need us to tell you that weight loss is complicated. While some people can shed weight effortlessly, plenty of others need to take a careful, strat... [5449 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aol.com/eating-breakfast-specific-time-could-110000199.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/iJPRBNjWib8918OSFszG_Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02MDA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/aol_womens_health_917/320cd65a9fae5bead6bb270b5289d597",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-29T07:49:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4ff2d0fa568705d6b87ce5c9e310a16d",
                "name": "AOL.com",
                "url": "https://www.aol.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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