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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": 176016,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ce1a8b3c4e81e4153d0cdb9941f7d56e",
            "title": "Study Finds More Men Taking Multiple Medications",
            "description": "Research tracking polypharmacy – people regularly taking five or more medications – found an increase in multiple medicine use during the past decade",
            "content": "Research tracking polypharmacy – people regularly taking five or more medications – found an increase in multiple medicine use during the past decade, largely driven by a growth among men.\nPhD student Georgie Lee, from The University of Western Austr... [1972 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/study-finds-more-men-taking-multiple-medications-1604383/",
            "image": "https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/man-and-mutiple-medications---card.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-20T01:44:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4f11750bc6f4daaea45bb896aaa10642",
            "title": "I'm speaking about it instead of hiding it",
            "description": "Heather was diagnosed with Alzheimer's after running a red light. Exercise has become her therapy for coping with dementia.",
            "content": "Heather says she she was in her 70s when she started to realise she’d become unsteady on her feet\nShe initially put this down to an ear infection, but after forgetting to stop at a red light while driving decided to have some tests done\nA diagnosis o... [3703 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thatslife.com.au/real-life/living-well-running-helps-cope-with-dementia/",
            "image": "https://api.photon.aremedia.net.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/01/heather-cooper-6969d090bbfbc.jpg?resize=1200%2C630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-20T01:05:16Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "bda40814a84999b63bc34ba9d15f4fcd",
                "name": "thatslife.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.thatslife.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "09138a517df70fdc9051d4d574564ecd",
            "title": "Being cold doesn't make you sick, so why are illnesses more common in winter?",
            "description": "Many people across cultures grow up hearing that cold weather makes you sick. Going outside without a coat, breathing in cold air, sleeping in a chilly room, getting caught in cold rain or snow, or simply feeling chilled are often blamed for causing colds or flu.",
            "content": "Many people across cultures grow up hearing that cold weather makes you sick. Going outside without a coat, breathing in cold air, sleeping in a chilly room, getting caught in cold rain or snow, or simply feeling chilled are often blamed for causing ... [5599 chars]",
            "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-cold-doesnt-sick-illnesses-common.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2024/sneeze.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-20T00:40:24Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc12437cc984742bf9a97820262ab48a",
                "name": "Medical Xpress",
                "url": "https://medicalxpress.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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