
United States Health News API
Get the live top health headlines from United States with our JSON API.
Get API key for the United States Health News APIAPI 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": 2257578, "articles": [ { "title": "Archaeologists Shocked by Ancient DNA in Prehistoric Gum Found in Sweden", "description": "It was chewed 10,000 years ago… and now it’s revealing the origins of mysterious hunter-gatherers. How much can we really learn from ancient gum?", "content": "A piece of chewed birch bark tar gum unearthed in western Sweden has unlocked a window into ancient life, revealing the oldest known human DNA in the region. First excavated in the early 1990s from the Huseby Klev site, this 10,000-year-old artifact ... [3306 chars]", "url": "https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/07/archaeologists-ancient-gum-found-sweden/", "image": "https://dailygalaxy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Archaeologists-Shocked-by-Ancient-DNA-in-Prehistoric-Gum-Found-in-Sweden.jpg", "publishedAt": "2025-07-05T17:00:00Z", "source": { "name": "The Daily Galaxy", "url": "https://dailygalaxy.com" } }, { "title": "The gym bro supplement that may be a game changer for women in midlife", "description": "From the Olympic track to social media smoothies, creatine has evolved from a niche performance aid into a wellness staple", "content": "Your support helps us to tell the story Read more Support Now From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PA... [4611 chars]", "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/creatine-women-aging-bodybuilding-gym-supplement-b2780494.html", "image": "https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/05/22/16/16/iStock-1308292203.jpeg?trim=0,0,0,0&width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800", "publishedAt": "2025-07-05T15:45:00Z", "source": { "name": "The Independent", "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk" } }, { "title": "Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US", "description": "There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.", "content": "Vaccines Children's health Federal agencies See all topics Follow\nFalling childhood vaccine coverage and a large, smoldering outbreak that was kindled in an undervaccinated pocket of West Texas have driven the United States to a troubling new milesto... [7372 chars]", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/health/measles-cases-us-record-since-elimination", "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/ap25099777431187-20250702023034005.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill", "publishedAt": "2025-07-05T14:22:00Z", "source": { "name": "CNN", "url": "https://www.cnn.com" } } ] }