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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": 164782,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a87767cdf17a837463d4aeb34a43cbc2",
            "title": "How ultraviolet light could reduce respiratory infection in aged care",
            "description": "Randomised controlled study shows that deployment of germicidal ultraviolet technology results in a significant reduction in the cumulative incidence in respiratory viral infections. For those living in long-term residential aged care, common respiratory viral infections are a major cause of hospitalisation and death. This reflects both the increased vulnerability associated with advanced age and the …",
            "content": "Randomised controlled study shows that deployment of germicidal ultraviolet technology results in a significant reduction in the cumulative incidence in respiratory viral infections.\nFor those living in long-term residential aged care, common respira... [7599 chars]",
            "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/2/how-ultraviolet-light-could-reduce-respiratory-infection-in-aged-care/",
            "image": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/lead-image-2026-01-14T091949.153.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-18T13:09:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "74b3be1e44ce1f9603e4ee104bd718d7",
                "name": "The Medical Journal of Australia",
                "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ac90807d82d78c1f14058cf121a518d2",
            "title": "Colonoscopy: striking the right balance",
            "description": "Where you live shouldn’t determine whether you can access colonoscopy services when you need them. However, new data shows there are stark differences in rates of MBS-subsidised colonoscopy across Australia, and that these gaps have grown over the last decade. How can we make sure some patients aren’t having colonoscopies unnecessarily while others with greater …",
            "content": "Where you live shouldn’t determine whether you can access colonoscopy services when you need them. However, new data shows there are stark differences in rates of MBS-subsidised colonoscopy across Australia, and that these gaps have grown over the la... [7362 chars]",
            "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/2/colonoscopy-striking-the-right-balance/",
            "image": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/lead-image-2026-01-14T090401.380.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-18T13:09:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "74b3be1e44ce1f9603e4ee104bd718d7",
                "name": "The Medical Journal of Australia",
                "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "dee175aeab83f40c946347450da94713",
            "title": "Killer cells trained to target triple negative breast cancer",
            "description": "Researchers at the Frazer Institute, UQ, have developed an antibody that targets triple negative breast cancer — as well as other types of cancers — by helping natural killer cells to ‘see’ and kill cancer with fewer roadblocks. InSight+ spoke with researchers, who recently published their work in Molecular Therapy. The University of Queensland’s Associate …",
            "content": "Researchers at the Frazer Institute, UQ, have developed an antibody that targets triple negative breast cancer — as well as other types of cancers — by helping natural killer cells to ‘see’ and kill cancer with fewer roadblocks.\nInSight+ spoke with r... [7957 chars]",
            "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/2/killer-cells-trained-to-target-triple-negative-breast-cancer/",
            "image": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/lead-image-2026-01-14T084947.147.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-18T13:09:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "74b3be1e44ce1f9603e4ee104bd718d7",
                "name": "The Medical Journal of Australia",
                "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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