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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": 163742,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c61c66ffa14b300008e83ca99111f10c",
            "title": "Low doses of lithium may slow verbal memory decline from Alzheimer's",
            "description": "A two-year Pitt trial found low-dose lithium was safe and hinted at slower verbal memory decline in some older adults.",
            "content": "A once-daily dose of a medication, which averaged 195 mg, produced blood levels significantly lower than those typically pursued by psychiatrists. However, it succeeded in generating a weak signal concerning the potential influence on memory performa... [9078 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/low-doses-of-lithium-may-slow-verbal-memory-decline-from-alzheimers/",
            "image": "https://www.thebrighterside.news/uploads/2026/03/shutterstock_2452766693-scaled.jpg?auto=webp&width=2000&height=1307",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T12:51:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "112bf679e5854b6527eea31fa42dbada",
                "name": "The Brighter Side of News",
                "url": "https://www.thebrighterside.news"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "16b2b03c6f1d2ce730f4c6a05f79213f",
            "title": "Timing found to be crucial for spinal cord repair in zebrafish",
            "description": "The healing of the spinal cord depends on carefully timed interactions between injured nerve cells and their surrounding environment, according to a",
            "content": "“We discovered that neurons that are physically damaged by injury do not simply shut down or die. Instead, they undergo temporary, reversible changes in their activity and in how they communicate with other neurons,” says corresponding author Konstan... [2282 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/timing-found-to-be-crucial-for-spinal-cord-repair-in-zebrafish/",
            "image": "https://news.ki.se/sites/nyheter/files/qbank/daniele-franchi-WyJ0rahs_2k-unsplash1_NPMWebb1333x1000-768x576_custom20260204100521.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T09:21:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fcc9357644c6fcea43a610731824930",
                "name": "The National Tribune",
                "url": "https://www.nationaltribune.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "06b23b8c628039e5c66cbf85e84cdfee",
            "title": "1 Blockade to Enhance CD8+ T Cell Activity in Ovarian Cancer Therapy",
            "description": "A recent study published in the *British Journal of Can […]",
            "content": "Study Explores Combined PAK Inhibition and PD-1 Blockade to Enhance CD8+ T Cell Activity in Ovarian Cancer Therapy\nA recent study published in the *British Journal of Cancer* has identified a potential new therapeutic strategy for ovarian cancer. Res... [1036 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.geneonline.com/study-explores-combined-pak-inhibition-and-pd-1-blockade-to-enhance-cd8-t-cell-activity-in-ovarian-cancer-therapy/",
            "image": "https://www.geneonline.com/wp-content/uploads/EN_NEWSFLASH_5-1.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T06:02:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e5376462a7128acdb762718aa2daf90e",
                "name": "geneonline.com",
                "url": "https://www.geneonline.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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