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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": 174644,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0a6737a1de109f04a2b57520c6ba85cc",
            "title": "I had a brain tumour, now I want a master's degree",
            "description": "Ekam Dhaliwal was told although he had walked into hospital, he may not be able to walk out.",
            "content": "In 2022, 19 year-old Ekam Dhaliwal was a football-loving, sports science student at Coventry University.\nHe had been experiencing some dizziness and was told it was vertigo, but decided to get some tests done just to be sure.\nThe day after having an ... [2687 chars]",
            "url": "https://au.news.yahoo.com/had-brain-tumour-now-want-070339997.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/os/en/bbc_us_articles_995/64f68d93b7ec1b82597074ef63dcf9ba",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-10T07:03:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "73b26bb42278526af32dc834a6cab6c4",
                "name": "Yahoo News Australia",
                "url": "https://au.news.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e57bd711087ae6ccb483229c933d8a6d",
            "title": "$3.8m boost for Newcastle research teams tackling major health issues",
            "description": "Three University of Newcastle research teams have received more than $3.8 million in National Health and Medical Research Council Ideas Grants.",
            "content": "Three University of Newcastle (UoN) research teams have received more than $3.8 million in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grants, funding projects aimed at tackling major health challenges in Australia.\nThe money supports ... [3482 chars]",
            "url": "https://newcastleweekly.com.au/3-8m-boost-for-newcastle-research-teams-tackling-major-health-issues/",
            "image": "https://newcastleweekly.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/dr-jacinta-martin-at-university-of-newcastle.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-09T22:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "17e44c470599061d5db483b89f548ffa",
                "name": "Newcastle Weekly",
                "url": "https://newcastleweekly.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a856881b76470d5481b7f7a9c1450005",
            "title": "UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Increasing Availability of Oncology Care",
            "description": "UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in Croatia Increasing Availability of Oncology Care",
            "content": "1/9/2026\nPITTSBURGH — Zabok, Croatia — UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in Croatia has entered a partnership with the Croatian Health Insurance Fund (HZZO), marking an important step in expanding access to modern, high-quality oncology care in the Republic... [4880 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.upmc.com/media/news/010926-upmc-hillman-croatia",
            "image": "https://dam.upmc.com/-/media/upmc/logos/upmc-life-changing-medicine.jpg?rev=888ba104f419468788131a9c2748fa9c",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-09T22:23:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7f7dc89c202283482ae08197df98ef68",
                "name": "UPMC",
                "url": "https://www.upmc.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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