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": 190720,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f0d1dd5e12046d55ab803cb5f4366b56",
            "title": "Understanding the wider impact of viral circulation",
            "description": "A project tracking the spread of viruses and how they affect communities could support vaccine uptake, researchers say.",
            "content": "An ongoing project mapping viruses to inform health outcomes has uncovered previously unknown impacts of viruses and vaccination, adding further weight to the benefits of vaccine uptake.\nFindings from the Ecologic Health Outcome Monitoring Environmen... [4204 chars]",
            "url": "https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/understanding-the-wider-impact-of-viral-circulatio",
            "image": "https://www1.racgp.org.au/getattachment/00f76116-adac-45da-ad0a-11a4ad79c3f4/Understanding-the-wider-impact-of-viral-circulatio.aspx",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T03:47:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7c8f5681a87b14a2d9325259b4120bf7",
                "name": "Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)",
                "url": "https://www1.racgp.org.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "22bb7e34f933e32c9bbe61fe757930a9",
            "title": "second test could help prevent stroke in Indigenous Australians",
            "description": "Research published recently in the Medical Journal of Australia found that Indigenous Australians develop atrial fibrillation (AF) nearly 16 years earlier on average than non-Indigenous Australians, contributing to substantially higher stroke rates at younger ages. AF is a common heart rhythm condition characterised by an irregular heartbeat that can cause blood clots to form in the heart and […]",
            "content": "Research published recently in the Medical Journal of Australia found that Indigenous Australians develop atrial fibrillation (AF) nearly 16 years earlier on average than non-Indigenous Australians, contributing to substantially higher stroke rates a... [5484 chars]",
            "url": "https://retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/30-second-test-could-help-prevent-stroke-in-indigenous-australians/",
            "image": "https://retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/iStock-1586911323.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T03:05:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9d87ed73e4a1a20dedeea78a42d85cc2",
                "name": "retailpharmacymagazine.com.au",
                "url": "https://retailpharmacymagazine.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cc57f174fe0cf9b831f9dc0b98f70b5e",
            "title": "NT diphtheria cases falling as 10,000 vaccines rolled out, test confirms man's death related",
            "description": "The Northern Territory government says the rate of new diphtheria cases in the territory has fallen from more than 20 per week to less than 10 after 10,000 Territorians stepped up to be immunised against the ongoing outbreak.",
            "content": "The Northern Territory government says diphtheria cases are declining after a vaccine blitz saw more than 10,000 residents immunised against the disease, as authorities confirm the ongoing outbreak has already claimed one life.\nSpeaking to the media ... [4114 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/nt-diphtheria-cases-declining-vaccines-blitz-one-death-confirmed/106721684",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/b30d07ba92e59c166c7d2309da1e8aef?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2592&cropW=4608&xPos=0&yPos=58&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T01:11:53Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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