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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": 171914,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ae57c6e6c6405c3ac4be3287369820a7",
            "title": "Perth cancer support: Canning Vale high school teacher launches new prostate cancer support group for men",
            "description": "Men facing prostate health issues have access to a unique new support group that specifically caters for men still in the workforce.",
            "content": "Men facing prostate health issues have access to a new support group that specifically caters for those still in the workforce.\nThe prostate support group for working men WA was founded by Canning Vale College teacher and yoga instructor Andrew Gray.... [3551 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/perth/south/canning/perth-cancer-support-canning-vale-high-school-teacher-launches-new-prostate-cancer-support-group-for-men-c-22073737",
            "image": "https://images.perthnow.com.au/publication/C-22073737/6da89f2838aed4dbc27367dd216d6cb0fb71ef1e-16x9-x0y232w5712h3213.jpg?imwidth=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-04T18:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "419747a8cc582e19e0c6326b95e6ae8e",
                "name": "PerthNow",
                "url": "https://www.perthnow.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "83deda2d442de5f1706300d0449d5817",
            "title": "GLP-1s Promising for Mental Illness in Diabetes",
            "description": "Some GLP-1s are tied to a reduced risk of worsening symptoms of anxiety, depression, substance use disorder, and self-harm. Learn more.",
            "content": "SEMAGLUTIDE and liraglutide may act as dually effective treatment options for co-occurring anxiety and depression in patients with diabetes and obesity by lowering the risk of worsening mental illness, a 2026 Swedish national cohort study found.\nGluc... [2273 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.emjreviews.com/diabetes/news/glp-1s-may-be-effective-treatments-for-mental-illness-in-diabetes/",
            "image": "https://www.emjreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/4pm-diab-4-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-04T15:04:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a9f12901925fcfb02f9d57b5db396471",
                "name": "EMJ",
                "url": "https://www.emjreviews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0df2da33d7b3f2c5127c91ee7332c3c7",
            "title": "New 'Unifying Theory' May Explain How Alzheimer's Emerges in The Brain",
            "description": "The origins of Alzheimer's remain contentious, but a new study suggests the disease may emerge as two key proteins compete inside brain cells.",
            "content": "The origins of Alzheimer's remain contentious, but a new study suggests the disease may emerge as two key proteins compete inside brain cells.\nAlzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, has long been associated with the build-up of two pr... [4650 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com/new-unifying-theory-may-explain-how-alzheimers-emerges-in-the-brain",
            "image": "https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/04/neurons-illustration-blue.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-04T14:03:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "76a2943c768c5c3be7d790e609b40403",
                "name": "ScienceAlert",
                "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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