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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": 164268,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9c2828dc4073d07dd7a9929ef5bbd046",
            "title": "Townsville Bulletin",
            "description": "No Cookies | Townsville Bulletin",
            "content": "To use this website, cookies must be enabled in your browser. To enable cookies, follow the instructions for your browser below.\nFacebook App: Open links in External Browser\nThere is a specific issue with the Facebook in-app browser intermittently ma... [1284 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/nocookies?a=A.flavipes",
            "image": "https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/wp-content/themes/newscorpau-news-dna/dist/images/fallback/fallback-townsvillebulletin-169.svg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T00:22:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3a3c4ecca217c2193b29d42f9ad53818",
                "name": "Townsville Bulletin",
                "url": "https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7d573b8eb2a52cb94835ab307b74f23a",
            "title": "Trial Targets Hidden Cardiovascular Leg Disease Risk 23 March",
            "description": "A medication commonly used to treat gout could be the key to reducing a cardiovascular condition that puts one in five people aged over 75 at risk of",
            "content": "A medication commonly used to treat gout could be the key to reducing a cardiovascular condition that puts one in five people aged over 75 at risk of devastating complications like leg ulcers, gangrene and amputation.\nMonash University and Eastern He... [2173 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/trial-targets-hidden-cardiovascular-leg-disease-1641753/",
            "image": "https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/image/0008/539225/default-news-thumbnail.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-22T23:42:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "efc15f985284116500702f9c3e102e46",
            "title": "The Evolution of HIV Treatment: From Daily Pills to Monthly Shots",
            "description": "For many people living with HIV, treatment medications is a daily routine that can’t be skipped. Antiretroviral therapy has transformed HIV from what was once",
            "content": "For many people living with HIV, treatment medications is a daily routine that can’t be skipped. Antiretroviral therapy has transformed HIV from what was once considered a life-threatening diagnosis into a manageable chronic condition for millions of... [4120 chars]",
            "url": "https://instinctmagazine.com/hiv-treatment-long-acting/",
            "image": "https://instinctmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Meds-1-e1774084975449.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-22T23:30:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "78d6d35ed231890c35e4cee2735fe654",
                "name": "Instinct Magazine",
                "url": "https://instinctmagazine.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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