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": 125254,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "22ab5f5f4441ecc09a8a1b10a4e33157",
            "title": "Latest Measles Patient Went To LA County Restaurant While Infectious: Officials",
            "description": "This is the third measles case confirmed in LA County in the last week.",
            "content": "This is the third measles case confirmed in LA County in the last week.\nLOS ANGELES, CA — Public health officials are investigating a third case of measles confirmed in Los Angeles County in the last week and warned that members of the public may hav... [2463 chars]",
            "url": "https://patch.com/california/los-angeles/latest-measles-patient-went-la-county-restaurant-while-infectious-officials",
            "image": "https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/26494162/20260203/070930/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-678208711___03190910172.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T00:09:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b7775c66985c986df25a13213a62bc4d",
                "name": "Patch",
                "url": "https://patch.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d28b1b9e8368b6d2d2085d8288b48c63",
            "title": "Measles outbreak linked to a Florida university, as cases keep rising in the U.S.",
            "description": "Measles cases in the U.S. are spreading beyond mostly schoolkids and their families.",
            "content": "Measles cases in the U.S. are spreading beyond mostly schoolkids and their families.\nAt least 12 people have tested positive for measles at Ave Maria University, a private Catholic college near Naples, Florida, NBC News affiliate WBBH reported Tuesda... [2698 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/measles-outbreak-linked-florida-university-cases-keep-rising-us-rcna257220",
            "image": "https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_nbcnews-fp-1200-630,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2026-02/260203-measles-vaccine-mn-1030-857d09.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-03T22:28:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3bab6463853c054dc51d2427c1a5b69e",
                "name": "NBC News",
                "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e3638e957ff01f7f1f387c695b723801",
            "title": "Niño de 12 años muere por influenza",
            "description": "Es parte de los 11 decesos registrados del 18 al 24 de enero.",
            "content": "Un niño de 12 años, “totalmente sano”, falleció en la semana del 18 al 24 de enero a causa de la influenza, reveló este martes el secretario de Salud, Víctor Ramos Otero.\nEl niño, el tercer menor de edad que fallece en esta temporada de influenza y q... [2446 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/notas/nino-de-12-anos-muere-por-influenza/",
            "image": "https://www.primerahora.com/resizer/v2/CSO6LBHLM5CR7NOW7PSFZDSZ2Q.jpg?auth=88a469506daea8bfe5f377c00d885de49713567f399d49a8971ce199c1c11e6a&quality=75&width=1200&height=717&focal=2337%2C1221",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-03T18:46:03Z",
            "lang": "es",
            "source": {
                "id": "0ff9d9aa3439f245d940177440bfe1dd",
                "name": "Primera Hora",
                "url": "https://www.primerahora.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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