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Australia Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from Australia 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 Australia.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=au&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 169228,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "30c99d43b1a0f0bcb0eb2a38b82293f3",
            "title": "Deadlier than COVID-19, could bird flu become the next global pandemic?",
            "description": "Epidemiologists are keeping a close eye on the H5 bird flu strains that are present in parts of the world.",
            "content": "Following the first human death from the H5N5 strain of bird flu, experts are warning the virus, of which a number of strains are circulating in parts of the world, could lead to the world's next pandemic.\nThe death also comes as bird flu was detecte... [7817 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/could-bird-flu-become-the-next-global-pandemic/1ung1to27",
            "image": "https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/1876d55/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2123x1194+0+158/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8d%2F37%2F95c7ece347519fe34f030a5fc2f5%2Fgettyimages-522933314.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-07T18:37:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8a357287e7a54449c2cf5b80793a74a5",
                "name": "SBS Australia",
                "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "79fc5c6cfb2bbcc899aaaa10953a6e20",
            "title": "Laughing gas may offer rapid relief for treatment-resistant depression",
            "description": "Patients with major depressive disorder may find relief through short-term nitrous oxide treatment. A comprehensive review indicates the gas offers fast-acting benefits, highlighting its potential as a therapy for difficult-to-treat cases.",
            "content": "A new comprehensive analysis indicates that nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, provides rapid relief for adults suffering from severe forms of depression. The findings suggest that this common anesthetic could serve as a fast-acting alter... [9405 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.psypost.org/laughing-gas-may-offer-rapid-relief-for-treatment-resistant-depression/",
            "image": "https://www.psypost.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/neurons-3.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-07T17:04:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "903c7fdd47f4c6635a51a373c74eece7",
                "name": "PsyPost",
                "url": "https://www.psypost.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d920007861e6487d3e99da4b93473463",
            "title": "School closes as nearly 250 pupils fall ill",
            "description": "It comes as public health experts warn that the flu season in the UK has arrived two weeks earlier than normal",
            "content": "It comes as public health experts warn that the flu season in the UK has arrived two weeks earlier than normal\nA temporary closure has been place on a Welsh school after hundreds of pupils and staff have fallen ill. Lee Jarvis, head teacher for St Ma... [2269 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/school-closes-nearly-250-pupils-33015061",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk/article33015063.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_StMartinsSchool.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-07T16:03:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fcad4c1746f88086ef59fadd050f7798",
                "name": "Wales Online",
                "url": "https://www.walesonline.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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