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": 186610,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "16dde0db6cc8ca331c9eb27a3a06cfa8",
            "title": "The Ancient Biology Behind the Modern Obesity Crisis",
            "description": "Is fructose the real cause of obesity? A new study explains how fructose metabolism bypasses energy \"brakes\" and triggers fat storage independently of calorie count.",
            "content": "Summary: A major report argues that fructose is not just a source of calories, but a potent “metabolic signal” that actively programs the body to store fat.\nThe researchers highlight how fructose, whether consumed in sugar or produced internally by t... [4819 chars]",
            "url": "https://neurosciencenews.com/fructose-metabolic-signal-obesity-30551/",
            "image": "https://neurosciencenews.com/files/2026/04/fructose-obesity-metabolism-neuroscience.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T16:11:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "70b4bf2b5b3ca97debe457804c1d46d0",
                "name": "Neuroscience News",
                "url": "https://neurosciencenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f60e7b40eb69a1a1634c063462a2b9b1",
            "title": "Patients in Wales waiting years for autoimmune diagnosis",
            "description": "Study led by Swansea University says long delays, limited specialist access and referral barriers are leaving some patients worse off than those elsewhere in the UK PEOPLE in Wales with autoimmune and rheumatological conditions are facing long waits for diagnosis, poor access to specialist care and repeated obstacles when trying to secure treatment outside their […]",
            "content": "Study led by Swansea University says long delays, limited specialist access and referral barriers are leaving some patients worse off than those elsewhere in the UK\nPEOPLE in Wales with autoimmune and rheumatological conditions are facing long waits ... [12918 chars]",
            "url": "https://pembrokeshire-herald.com/136625/patients-in-wales-waiting-years-for-autoimmune-diagnosis/",
            "image": "https://pembrokeshire-herald.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/doctor.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T15:22:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a70cf798195c840f6fe256515386ee73",
                "name": "The Pembrokeshire Herald",
                "url": "https://pembrokeshire-herald.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f085eb740a2921eaeafca30a8069c921",
            "title": "Detecting eating disorders and exploring treatment pathways",
            "description": "Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses affecting over 1.1 million people in Australia every year. Medical practitioners play an important role in the treatment team, and knowing where to refer patients for more intensive care is vital. In Australia, more than 1.1 million people experience an eating disorder in any given year. Eating disorders are …",
            "content": "Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses affecting over 1.1 million people in Australia every year. Medical practitioners play an important role in the treatment team, and knowing where to refer patients for more intensive care is vital.\nIn Aust... [8306 chars]",
            "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/15/detecting-eating-disorders-and-exploring-treatment-pathways/",
            "image": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lead-image-2026-04-16T102138.855.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T14:18:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "74b3be1e44ce1f9603e4ee104bd718d7",
                "name": "The Medical Journal of Australia",
                "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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