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": 133794,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d2a144e0f0e71e95f915a7c73fd3d1a1",
            "title": "Possible Illinois case not tied to cruise outbreak",
            "description": "All of the American cruise passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska are asymptomatic for hantavirus, officials said. Here's the latest.",
            "content": "Americans who traveled on the MV Hondius are continuing to quarantine at facilities in Nebraska and Georgia days after evacuating the cruise ship at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.\nEighteen American citizens, including one British dual ... [5728 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2026/05/13/hantavirus-updates-american-tests-negative/90057777007/",
            "image": "https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/05/13/USAT/90058189007-20260507-t-121625-z-1861310274-rc-2-b-4-la-6-wbk-1-rtrmadp-3-cruiseshiphantavirus.JPG?crop=3499,1968,x0,y182&width=3200&height=1800&format=pjpg&auto=webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T16:12:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8eec8fc7a9ec8be488bc7411d0801c60",
                "name": "USA Today",
                "url": "https://www.usatoday.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f915cdd654102cd72df7e37288333674",
            "title": "How does diet impact brain health? Alzheimer's Association shares nutrition tips with cognitive function in mind.",
            "description": "Alzheimer's Association CEO and president Joanne Pike shares some recommendations on which foods to eat, and which foods to limit, for better brain health. (Sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association.)",
            "content": "Foods that are good for your body can also have long-term benefits for brain health.\n\"CBS Mornings\" is partnering with our sponsor the Alzheimer's Association for a three-part series, \"Brain Health: From Awareness to Action,\" to explore the brain-hea... [1852 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/diet-brain-health-alzheimers-association-nutrition-cognitive-function/",
            "image": "https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/12/3925dbee-a322-42bd-87fc-cf7bba508baa/thumbnail/1200x630/3ef1809ec86364901089c45706e67c6f/brain-foods.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T14:00:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2f2ed82d991515dcc85d86a1374a9ae",
                "name": "CBS News",
                "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4375328299d302a12af3229e24cc9ab9",
            "title": "French Hantavirus Patient Is Critically Ill as Outbreak Reaches 11 Cases",
            "description": "The woman, who was a passenger on the MV Hondius, was breathing with the help of an artificial lung, officials in Paris said.",
            "content": "A French woman with hantavirus who had traveled on the MV Hondius cruise ship was critically ill on Wednesday, officials said, as the number of identified cases in the outbreak climbed to 11.\nHealth officials around the world are monitoring disembark... [816 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/world/europe/hantavirus-outbreak-cases-france.html",
            "image": "https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/05/13/multimedia/13xp-virus-02-tzgb/13xp-virus-02-tzgb-facebookJumbo.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T13:35:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2f580dc49292a1caf59cd86dd3c9e60b",
                "name": "The New York Times",
                "url": "https://www.nytimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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