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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": 165138,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "02c343a2d2bb9b99b14749594c03ae84",
            "title": "Daily alcohol use in the Hunter hits high, amid high social costs",
            "description": "Social cost of alcohol in Hunter estimated at $2 billion, as research shows personal and social factors driving excessive drinking, while daily use hits a high.",
            "content": "Alcohol is a leading cause of disease burden and hospitalisation in Australia. File picture\nThe social cost of alcohol use in the Hunter has been estimated at $2 billion, as new research pinpoints key reasons why people drink at dangerous levels.\nSub... [4971 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/9155211/daily-alcohol-use-in-the-hunter-hits-high-amid-high-social-costs/",
            "image": "https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/3AijacentBN9GedHCvcASxG/ceac8ce7-063c-4443-ba4d-4cbd99278a7c.jpg/r0_176_2480_1478_w1200_h630_fmax.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-18T18:30:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "13cb87cbae4c9067539c8dc5031939ea",
                "name": "Newcastle Herald",
                "url": "https://www.newcastleherald.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "61bd7475b6922508beafc452eccd1f5b",
            "title": "What you can do to prevent chronic kidney disease",
            "description": "More than 14% of U.S. adults have some level of chronic kidney disease—and most have no idea.",
            "content": "More than 14% of U.S. adults have some level of chronic kidney disease—and most have no idea.\n\"People with chronic kidney disease generally have no symptoms until they're very near kidney failure,\" said kidney-health researcher Dr. Michael Shlipak of... [3646 chars]",
            "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-chronic-kidney-disease.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/what-you-can-do-to-pre.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-18T18:08:51Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc12437cc984742bf9a97820262ab48a",
                "name": "Medical Xpress",
                "url": "https://medicalxpress.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cece2fe775f475200a843e4a978566be",
            "title": "Government's latest health and medical research scholarships released",
            "description": "Groundbreaking medical research into women living with multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of almost 70 projects to be given a…",
            "content": "Groundbreaking medical research into women living with multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of almost 70 projects to be given a boost from new Federal Government grants.\nSixty-seven health and medical research graduates will benefit from the latest round o... [3772 chars]",
            "url": "https://region.com.au/governments-latest-health-and-medical-research-scholarships-released/933812/",
            "image": "https://region.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-20-Health-Minister-Mark-Butler-4-1200x630.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-18T18:01:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6cee41ccff619b91b116bd204cb2b8e4",
                "name": "Region Canberra",
                "url": "https://region.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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