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": 191234,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "41c78a690cf710f3f3b611738e574055",
            "title": "Post-Menopause Memory Decline Tied to Brain Estrogen Loss",
            "description": "CHICAGO — A largely overlooked space between cells in women's brains may hold the key to understanding memory loss tied to estrogen decline after",
            "content": "CHICAGO — A largely overlooked space between cells in women's brains may hold the key to understanding memory loss tied to estrogen decline after menopause, reports a new preclinical Northwestern Medicine study.\nNearly two-thirds of Americans with Al... [5092 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/post-menopause-memory-decline-tied-to-brain-1680306/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=images.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1631557676757-fcc7b1160be8%3Fixlib%3Drb-4.0.3%26amp%3Bixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8%26amp%3Bauto%3Dformat%26amp%3Bfit%3Dcrop%26amp%3Bw%3D1191%26amp%3Bq%3D80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T09:44:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9de6fd1f349fb8e16d08ef7bda1fc708",
            "title": "Health Leaders Reaffirm Immunization Agenda 2030",
            "description": "During the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly (WHA), held from 18 to 23 May 2026, Member States and global health partners reaffirmed commitment to",
            "content": "Mirage News\nMirage News\nHealth Leaders Reaffirm Immunization Agenda 2030\nDuring the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly (WHA), held from 18 to 23 May 2026, Member States and global health partners reaffirmed commitment to the Immunization Agenda 2030... [4385 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/health-leaders-reaffirm-immunization-agenda-2030-1680295/",
            "image": "https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/topics/medicines-medical-devices-and-medical-care/antimicrobial-resistance/wha79-photo.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=105370ce_1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T09:20:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d5cf5cc7dec5dc9f4526c8dd4075aca8",
            "title": "COVID-19 antiviral fails to reduce deaths or hospitalisations in high-risk vaccinated patients: NEJM study",
            "description": "Connect. Collaborate. Grow",
            "content": "The antiviral nirmatrelvir–ritonavir does not reduce hospitalisation or mortality rates in high-risk vaccinated patients with COVID-19, new research suggests.\nThe Federal Government has spent an estimated $840 million on nirmatrelvir–ritonavir (Paxlo... [574 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ausdoc.com.au/news/covid-19-antiviral-fails-to-reduce-deaths-or-hospitalisations-in-high-risk-vaccinated-patients-nejm-study/",
            "image": "https://images.media.ausdoc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/18124549/4x3_paxlovid_dreamstime_m_303497281.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T09:00:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "de734c5c7adc341cb689e22215b59005",
                "name": "AusDoc",
                "url": "https://www.ausdoc.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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