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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 API

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": 130180,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "cc487ff9398b3f6f2850d5043d945e12",
            "title": "The $1 superfood that slashes weight like Ozempic, improves heart health and lowers cancer risk",
            "description": "Increasing focus has been placed on fiber, protein and antioxidants. But dietitians speaking to the Daily Mail believe one cheap pantry staple has the most health promise of them all.",
            "content": "As the US faces surges of chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes and cancer, research increasingly shows food is medicine.\nTo slash disease risk, countless fad diets have popped up over the past few years, promoting trendy superfoods.\nIncreasing foc... [6417 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-15658119/beans-cheap-superfood-cholesterol-weight-cancer-benefits.html",
            "image": "https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/03/18/19/107238935-0-image-a-3_1773863416936.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T23:55:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4aca9b1f6287a5f7a6dea911063bdb49",
                "name": "Daily Mail",
                "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a42744c858c5c3c744a2dbc3820d98a6",
            "title": "How much every serving of ultraprocessed food raises your heart attack, stroke risk",
            "description": "Diets made up mostly of ultra-processed foods were found in a new study to increase a person’s risk of heart attack, stroke and fatal heart disease.",
            "content": "Ultra-processed and uber-risky.\nCardiology researchers published new findings Tuesday linking junk foods to cardiovascular distress, falling in line with the Department of Health and Human Services’ new dietary guidelines urging Americans to steer cl... [2705 chars]",
            "url": "https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/health/how-much-every-serving-of-ultraprocessed-food-raises-your-heart-attack-stroke-risk/",
            "image": "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/crop-38822800.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T22:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9d7e5ab9f28d430ac851e2b94640216c",
                "name": "New York Post",
                "url": "https://nypost.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "08b5408d19b9b0244b9d92a11e427626",
            "title": "Measles spread: Theaters, schools, Kangaroo Zoo and aquarium among new exposure sites",
            "description": "Measles cases and exposure locations are continuing to be identified in Utah as the disease spreads throughout the state.",
            "content": "SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has now had almost 50 more measles cases in 2026 than in 2025 as the disease has spread to each health department in the state.\nIn Tuesday's update of measles statistics, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services said the... [2505 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ksl.com/article/51467897/measles-spread-theaters-schools-kangaroo-zoo-and-aquarium-among-new-exposure-sites",
            "image": "https://img.ksl.com/slc/3099/309994/30999406.jpeg?filter=kslv2/responsive_story_lg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T22:02:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6486035d1c6580e0b37c6e3b271d2d50",
                "name": "KSL.com",
                "url": "https://www.ksl.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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