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": 185478,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ef9b06d2b3a46547d709f762abc51e2d",
            "title": "Alexander Philogene: Perth man dies after being infected by aggressive meningococcal strain while overseas",
            "description": "A Perth student has died overseas after catching an aggressive form of Meningococcal B.",
            "content": "A Perth student has died overseas after catching an aggressive form of Meningococcal B.\nThe speed at which the bacterial infection took Alexander Philogene’s life is shocking.\nThe 21 year old, known as Zander, started to feel unwell on a flight in Eu... [1798 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/public-health/perth-man-21-dies-after-being-infected-by-aggressive-meningococcal-strain-while-overseas--c-22184482",
            "image": "https://images.perthnow.com.au/publication/C-22184482/47622636f47c2b268e2e7b6f7fb1f158d91baf6a-16x9-x0y0w1920h1080.jpg?imwidth=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T13:33:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "419747a8cc582e19e0c6326b95e6ae8e",
                "name": "PerthNow",
                "url": "https://www.perthnow.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ad910c34e1046c56653a2b6904347f80",
            "title": "Gene analysis predicts chemotherapy response in breast cancer",
            "description": "A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that gene analysis of breast cancer tumours can identify patients who do not benefit from chemotherapy",
            "content": "The study included 179 patients with hormone dependent, HER2 negative breast cancer who took part in the Swedish PREDIX LumB trial. Before surgery, all patients received both treatments, but in different sequences. They were given either chemotherapy... [1040 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/gene-analysis-predicts-chemotherapy-response-in-breast-cancer/",
            "image": "https://news.ki.se/sites/nyheter/files/qbank/GettyImages-185312598_custom20260423144541.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T13:18:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fcc9357644c6fcea43a610731824930",
                "name": "The National Tribune",
                "url": "https://www.nationaltribune.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a9bd7dbb9ef71e43f2dcbc0d32532312",
            "title": "UCSD Study: Diabetes Tied to Early Alzheimer's in Latinos",
            "description": "Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that diabetes is linked to changes in measurable biological signals in the blood",
            "content": "Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that diabetes is linked to changes in measurable biological signals in the blood that are associated with Alzheimer's disease and brain damage in Latino adults. The study, published o... [3723 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/ucsd-study-diabetes-tied-to-early-alzheimers-in-1660950/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=images.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1581595220921-eec2071e5159%3Fixlib%3Drb-4.0.3%26amp%3Bixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8%26amp%3Bauto%3Dformat%26amp%3Bfit%3Dcrop%26amp%3Bw%3D1170%26amp%3Bq%3D80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T11:02:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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