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": 140066,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e87c30225e5e72995b300a853ab12309",
            "title": "2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into US without permission",
            "description": "Two scientists at a U.S. government lab have been charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa without permits and lying about it to investigators.",
            "content": "DETROIT (AP) — Two scientists at a U.S. government lab were charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa and lying about it during interviews with investigators at a Michigan airport, authorities said Tuesday.\nA... [2372 chars]",
            "url": "https://apnews.com/article/scientists-charges-mpox-virus-lying-14b7cf7635cad30254b0ae1cdb6c0515",
            "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/7296e5a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2577x1717+0+0/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fbf%2Fcd%2F8158d0e19cf9741c083bee0c6efd%2Fbebfd68df9a34b63b874047ac1b3e06b",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-02T23:28:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b356d47a35dfffa723fc8131b36c3ed1",
                "name": "AP News",
                "url": "https://apnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c2793e7958dc166f1554d94d61ed65b4",
            "title": "It’s a fight for two lives: a mother is trying to survive for her unborn daughter",
            "description": "IDAHO FALLS — A local husband and his family are facing a situation they never imagined. He is fighting for his wife’s life while also trying to protect their unborn baby. They additionally have to relocate to another state on short notice for necessary care and have created a fundraiser for it. Jasen, an army […]",
            "content": "IDAHO FALLS — A local husband and his family are facing a situation they never imagined. He is fighting for his wife’s life while also trying to protect their unborn baby. They additionally have to relocate to another state on short notice for necess... [11176 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/06/its-a-fight-for-two-lives-a-mother-is-trying-to-survive-for-her-unborn-daughter/",
            "image": "https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets.eastidahonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/jasen-ambrosia-social.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-02T23:23:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fe2f6e161075fc52012a046026d32807",
                "name": "East Idaho News",
                "url": "https://www.eastidahonews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "83b7eed9b40793161a1dd6bc7f2f7e6f",
            "title": "Five people have left hantavirus quarantine facility in Nebraska",
            "description": "Some passengers from a hantavirus-striken cruise ship have returned to their home states, where they are under the watch of public health authorities for the remainder of their monitoring period.",
            "content": "Some passengers from a hantavirus-striken cruise ship have returned to their home states, where they are under the watch of public health authorities for the remainder of their monitoring period.\nJune 2, 2026 at 2:44 p.m. EDTToday at 2:44 p.m. EDT\nFi... [595 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/06/02/five-people-have-left-hantavirus-quarantine-facility-nebraska/",
            "image": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/ZHZCEIEQ6DBPL4UB5C65GADP4Q_size-normalized.jpg&w=1440",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-02T23:05:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa250375ed4d1652ad2c07377b69f537",
                "name": "The Washington Post",
                "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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