Australia Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from Australia with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Australia 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 Australia.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=au&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 189856,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "490f4af8b077f0a9dbdf4451a1e0200e",
            "title": "Blood Test for Tumor DNA May Guide Cancer Treatment",
            "description": "Stockholm, Sweden: A blood test that detects tumour DNA circulating in the bloodstream may help select the most effective treatment options for cancer",
            "content": "Stockholm, Sweden: A blood test that detects tumour DNA circulating in the bloodstream may help select the most effective treatment options for cancer patients whose tumours have started to spread, according to one of the largest randomised controlle... [4685 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/blood-test-for-tumor-dna-may-guide-cancer-1674880/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=images.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1581595219618-375a1a48d324%3Fixlib%3Drb-4.0.3%26amp%3Bixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8%26amp%3Bauto%3Dformat%26amp%3Bfit%3Dcrop%26amp%3Bw%3D1170%26amp%3Bq%3D80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T15:18:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d265720318d289001377a7fbdd5d6b96",
            "title": "Tiny Gut Particles Linked to Aging, Chronic Illness",
            "description": "Researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine have uncovered new evidence that tiny particles created in the gut may",
            "content": "Researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine have uncovered new evidence that tiny particles created in the gut may contribute to inflammation and chronic diseases linked to aging. The findings provide fresh insight into ... [2912 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/tiny-gut-particles-linked-to-aging-chronic-1674875/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=images.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1532619675605-1ede6c2ed2b0%3Fixlib%3Drb-4.0.3%26amp%3Bixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8%26amp%3Bauto%3Dformat%26amp%3Bfit%3Dcrop%26amp%3Bw%3D1170%26amp%3Bq%3D80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T13:20:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "68a94b396e737f1864f2d043a103f05b",
            "title": "Call for more meningitis vaccines after teen dies",
            "description": "Head of Meningitis Now wants to see a wider rollout after Oxfordshire sixth-form pupil's death.",
            "content": "A charity has called for a wider rollout of meningitis vaccines after a teenage boy in Oxfordshire died after contracting the disease.\nLewis Waters, a sixth-form pupil at The Henley College, died earlier this week. Two pupils, one from Reading Blue C... [3751 chars]",
            "url": "https://nz.news.yahoo.com/call-more-meningitis-vaccines-teen-091145835.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/os/en/bbc_us_articles_995/64f68d93b7ec1b82597074ef63dcf9ba",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T09:11:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6d863f4ffeccd8fded318a7cf38642cb",
                "name": "Yahoo News New Zealand",
                "url": "https://nz.news.yahoo.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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