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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": 172410,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "6710b2df767ab0c4e236d8092aedc3fc",
            "title": "Secondary Cancer Rates Shift Post-Treatment",
            "description": "Study from Japan finds rising rates, especially after breast cancer treatment.Some therapies used to treat cancer may increase the risk of later",
            "content": "Study from Japan finds rising rates, especially after breast cancer treatment.\nSome therapies used to treat cancer may increase the risk of later developing cancers that affect the blood. A population-based study in Japan has revealed a gradual incre... [1733 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/secondary-cancer-rates-shift-post-treatment-1650518/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/news-developments.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T07:04:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cbaf9178661262fe67ce14e353797f40",
            "title": "New test could cut wait times for UTI diagnosis",
            "description": "Researchers say their new test could diagnose patients within hours rather than days.",
            "content": "Patients with urinary tract infections (UTIs) could be diagnosed within hours rather than days thanks to a new test, researchers have said.\nThe group of researchers from University of Reading, University of Southampton and Hampshire Hospitals NHS Tru... [2203 chars]",
            "url": "https://au.news.yahoo.com/test-could-cut-wait-times-060349724.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ULrIuP3hthproX8H2E_VHw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/bbc_us_articles_995/6f305bc2011d90b681e3647215b4e4e7",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T06:03:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "73b26bb42278526af32dc834a6cab6c4",
                "name": "Yahoo News Australia",
                "url": "https://au.news.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4518b32bf1a2d0370b7d320559515342",
            "title": "NHS trust aims to raise bowel cancer awareness",
            "description": "During April, which is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, teams at two hospitals will give screening advice.",
            "content": "Health teams will be on hand at two hospitals this month to share information and awareness about bowel cancer, particularly among under-60s.\nFigures for the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (NWANFT) showed while people aged 60-74 were most lik... [1518 chars]",
            "url": "https://au.news.yahoo.com/nhs-trust-aims-raise-bowel-053504697.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/EUyBNR9WdlhdpSs3vWctKA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/bbc_us_articles_995/52989e20da5cd40b0404a46d53169899",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T05:35:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "73b26bb42278526af32dc834a6cab6c4",
                "name": "Yahoo News Australia",
                "url": "https://au.news.yahoo.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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