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": 194930,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "6eda7422773050cb4efbf5590bcb33a5",
            "title": "New Vaccine Schedule Shields Babies Sooner from Meningitis B",
            "description": "There has been good early uptake of chickenpox-containing MMRV, but a measles coverage gap persists across England. A new UK Health Security Agency",
            "content": "A new UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) provisional report for a selected number of childhood vaccines has been published today, providing early indications of the impact of the recent changes to the routine childhood vaccination schedule.\nVaccine co... [3945 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/new-vaccine-schedule-shields-babies-sooner-from-1699164/",
            "image": "https://www.gov.uk/assets/frontend/govuk-opengraph-image-4196a4d6333cf92aaf720047f56cfd91b3532d7635fc21ebcf0d5897df6b5f77.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T08:58:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "da35493221b44a90d52615942abdf613",
            "title": "Six more birds flagged for testing after third suspected H5 bird flu case detected in WA",
            "description": "Another six birds will be tested for the H5 avian influenza virus in WA as formal testing continues on a seabird that will potentially become the State’s third confirmed case of the deadly strain.",
            "content": "Another six birds will be tested for the H5 avian influenza virus in WA as formal testing continues on a seabird that will potentially become the State’s third confirmed case of the deadly strain.\nAuthorities received a further 69 reports of sick or ... [2405 chars]",
            "url": "https://thewest.com.au/news/public-health/six-more-birds-flagged-for-testing-after-third-suspected-h5-bird-flu-case-detected-in-wa-c-22486080",
            "image": "https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-22486080/75be3720cc1e23b9e1133dc8ece81a09ee65bdc9-16x9-x0y1561w3024h1701.jpg?imwidth=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T07:48:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e7c920f999a284bb99022e8c7fe602ca",
                "name": "The West Australian",
                "url": "https://thewest.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "663df2ccd5e7119b3c39b5f21075cff3",
            "title": "1 RAs being used to sustain eating disorders",
            "description": "Prevalence of use appears more than double that of the general population, with the medications commonly being misused.",
            "content": "Prevalence of use appears more than double that of the general population, with the medications commonly being misused.\nOne in 10 people with eating disorders report misusing GLP-1 RAs or using compounded versions, according to emerging US research.\n... [4118 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/glp-1-ras-being-used-to-sustain-eating-disorders/126788",
            "image": "https://d1svk58pjf7hyt.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/01/05093253/logo_icon_black-105x105.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T06:44:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "23a570cc598fbd55d40ac6f744068077",
                "name": "Medical Republic",
                "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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