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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": 127202,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8e442348ed1f895d6eb8105b84ebf982",
            "title": "Inside RFK Jr.’s long-running crusade against the flu vaccine",
            "description": "Trump’s health secretary has halted federal flu vaccine promotions, citing personal beliefs about vaccine risks.",
            "content": "Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent years campaigning against vaccines, but with the flu shot, he’s suggested it’s personal. Kennedy has linked his strained, raspy speech to the vaccine, despite several medical experts saying there is no... [353 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/02/21/vaccine-safety-risk-kennedy-rfk/",
            "image": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/2FNDQU3RDRYFH4Y6U56363O57E_size-normalized.jpg&w=1440",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-21T18:00:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa250375ed4d1652ad2c07377b69f537",
                "name": "The Washington Post",
                "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2e5759137f26fb61a50830ac58f37450",
            "title": "Lifelong lead exposure may harm brain health in later years",
            "description": "As cases of dementia continue to climb worldwide, uncovering modifiable risk factors remains a major public health priority. Recent research highlights the potential role of lead exposure on both dementia risk and links to lower cognitive performances.",
            "content": "A recent study suggests that higher cumulative lead exposure stored in bones is strongly associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.\nIndividuals with the highest bone lead levels had nearly three times the risk of Al... [10903 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/lifelong-lead-exposure-may-harm-230000612.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/os/en/aol_medicalnewstoday_320/cc0e3ba6024b3b24252c78d36363e0b4",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-21T14:23:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4ff2d0fa568705d6b87ce5c9e310a16d",
                "name": "AOL.com",
                "url": "https://www.aol.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7b8a2c4f5ccf2a92658930d655931eb9",
            "title": "This 10-minute morning routine can improve your joint health after 60, according to a personal trainer",
            "description": "You can improve joint health after 60 using this daily 10-minute mobility routine from a personal trainer.",
            "content": "The good news is you don’t need hours in the gym or expensive gym memberships to improve joint health after 60.\nIf you often wake up stiff and sore, you’re not alone. After 60, research shows that age-related changes in cartilage, synovial fluid, mus... [5537 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/wellness/workouts/this-10-minute-morning-routine-can-improve-your-joint-health-after-60-according-to-a-personal-trainer",
            "image": "https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cyyyQzNHBkKuXtNkuhgcHR-1920-80.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-21T08:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "70c6a2009ceb6acaed2f211a103ec715",
                "name": "Tom's Guide",
                "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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