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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": 123050,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b1b3a4971d02924db759aa03dc0ee6f4",
            "title": "AILA refuerza vigilancia sanitaria frente a virus de la influenza y Nipah",
            "description": "La directora del Departamento de Salud en la terminal aeroportuaria, doctora Elizaida Mesa Matos, informó que se ha reforzado el monitoreo sanitario en los vuelos procedentes de San Juan, Puerto Rico, así como en vuelos chárter provenientes de distintos países, con especial atención a aquellos que puedan tener conexión con la India.",
            "content": "Las autoridades sanitarias del Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas, José Francisco Peña Gómez (AILA), activaron un protocolo de vigilancia especial como medida preventiva frente al aumento de casos de influenza en Puerto Rico y la alerta epidemioló... [2568 chars]",
            "url": "https://listindiario.com/la-republica/sector-salud/20260131/aila-refuerza-vigilancia-sanitaria-frente-virus-influenza-nipah_892080.html",
            "image": "https://listindiario.com/files/main_image/uploads/2026/01/30/697d4e57a8edd.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-31T04:00:00Z",
            "lang": "es",
            "source": {
                "id": "7074f1cc47668a543e8a020af3653d47",
                "name": "Listín Diario",
                "url": "https://listindiario.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8c510d3f73e9a8766441e40797225147",
            "title": "Hawaii health officials investigate chickenpox outbreak at Kauai school",
            "description": "The Hawaii Department of Health today said it is investigating an outbreak of chickenpox at Kilauea Elementary School on Kauai.",
            "content": "The Hawaii Department of Health today said it is investigating an outbreak of chickenpox at Kilauea Elementary School on Kauai.\nTo date, five cases have been reported among four students and one household member.\nHealth officials said none of the ind... [1941 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.staradvertiser.com/2026/01/30/breaking-news/hawaii-health-officials-investigate-chickenpox-outbreak-at-kauai-school/",
            "image": "https://www.staradvertiser.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/web1_DOH0025.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-31T03:50:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "50186fc7c293eceaf1f78420942a62f3",
                "name": "Honolulu Star-Advertiser",
                "url": "https://www.staradvertiser.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "631d12c0ce41803ee7ba0a90db73b046",
            "title": "Measles case identified in traveler at Seattle",
            "description": "A measles case has been identified in a traveler who passed through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, health officials said.SEE ALSO |Snohomish County meas",
            "content": "A measles case has been identified in a traveler who passed through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, health officials said Friday.\nSEE ALSO | Snohomish County measles outbreak grows, latest case linked to Mukilteo church\nThe individual was at th... [975 chars]",
            "url": "https://komonews.com/news/local/measles-case-identified-in-traveler-at-seattle-tacoma-international-airport-washington-state-measles-outbreak-snohomish-county-measles-king-county-health",
            "image": "https://komonews.com/resources/media2/16x9/1280/1320/center/90/9cea782f-124d-41d1-be47-fc71a0e05443-FAASLOWDOWNphotoNov5Seatacairport.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-31T02:55:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "69d3ea701ca906abf5309b55e2cd036a",
                "name": "KOMO",
                "url": "https://komonews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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