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": 184726,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7b568b4e10b591e43c402f19e77d3f69",
            "title": "RSV Vaccine for Mothers Cuts Baby Hospitalizations 85%",
            "description": "Largest real-world study in England confirms premature infants protected by vaccination. A new UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) study   Maternal RSV",
            "content": "A new UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) study Maternal RSV vaccination and reduced risk of hospitalisation for babies in England 2024/25 , clearly shows the maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programme is providing over 80% protec... [3803 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/rsv-vaccine-for-mothers-cuts-baby-1657705/",
            "image": "https://www.gov.uk/assets/frontend/govuk-opengraph-image-4196a4d6333cf92aaf720047f56cfd91b3532d7635fc21ebcf0d5897df6b5f77.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T22:06:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "453cc7bb7fbe3f4479941ccba6ab24fc",
            "title": "Jacksonian march seizure reveals an unexpected diagnosis",
            "description": "Connect. Collaborate. Grow",
            "content": "This article has been allocated 0.5 EA by the RACGP and ACRRM for the 2026-2028 triennium.\nYou can self-report this CPD/PDP activity by logging it online with the RACGP and ACRRM. Click on the link for RACGP Quick Log or go to your ACRRM page.\nHarry,... [291 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ausdoc.com.au/case-report/jacksonian-march-seizure-reveals-an-unexpected-diagnosis/",
            "image": "https://images.media.ausdoc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/14120551/brain-scan_iStock-1326234214.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T22:00:52Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "de734c5c7adc341cb689e22215b59005",
                "name": "AusDoc",
                "url": "https://www.ausdoc.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7ec94ea1cf0b6d3f5ea57a43acfb8de2",
            "title": "Calls for more awareness of functional neurological disorder to reduce diagnosis delays",
            "description": "People with functional neurological disorder say they experience misdiagnosis and struggles within the medical system.",
            "content": "For 15 years, Stephanie Russel-Farnham had seizures, weakness in her limbs and sharp stabbing pains without knowing what the cause was.\nIt was only in the past five years that she learned she has functional neurological disorder (FND), a condition wh... [3430 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-18/functional-neurological-disorder-awareness-diagnosis/106502794",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/7e51a95801afb29333efcc60843fe374?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=466&cropW=828&xPos=0&yPos=299&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T21:05:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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