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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": 171790,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "43e4e705bf8485c7fe9a3dd542388f5d",
            "title": "Ankylosing spondylitis: It may all start in your gut",
            "description": "New research from The University of Queensland team led by Prof Ranjeny Thomas, Dr Anne-Sophie Bergot and MD-PhD student Benjamin Cai suggests that ankylosing spondylitis may start when immune cells carry bacterial components from the gut to the joints in people who are genetically at risk. Traces of gut bacteria were found in the joints …",
            "content": "New research from The University of Queensland team led by Prof Ranjeny Thomas, Dr Anne-Sophie Bergot and MD-PhD student Benjamin Cai suggests that ankylosing spondylitis may start when immune cells carry bacterial components from the gut to the join... [7424 chars]",
            "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/7/ankylosing-spondylitis-it-may-all-start-in-your-gut/",
            "image": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/lead-image-2026-02-20T084047.317.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-22T13:08:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "74b3be1e44ce1f9603e4ee104bd718d7",
                "name": "The Medical Journal of Australia",
                "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2b38af7177a276cbfe7325bfb33040eb",
            "title": "Promoting social connections for better mental health in older adults",
            "description": "Social connections are key predictors of mental health in older adults, especially interactions with friends, neighbours and the wider community. GPs are well placed to screen for social isolation and encourage patients to remain socially active as part of healthy ageing and depression prevention. The scenario is familiar: A patient presents following retirement and gradual …",
            "content": "Social connections are key predictors of mental health in older adults, especially interactions with friends, neighbours and the wider community. GPs are well placed to screen for social isolation and encourage patients to remain socially active as p... [7154 chars]",
            "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/7/promoting-social-connections-for-better-mental-health-in-older-adults/",
            "image": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/lead-image-2026-02-19T085604.954.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-22T13:08:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "74b3be1e44ce1f9603e4ee104bd718d7",
                "name": "The Medical Journal of Australia",
                "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "35a1d13eafed6cbe29a3dd3e129b0800",
            "title": "A simple tool to predict dementia risk after stroke",
            "description": "A new calculator tool offers clinicians a quick, evidence-based way to identify patients at higher risk of post-stroke dementia, supporting earlier intervention and, ultimately, helping stroke survivors maintain independence and quality of life for as long as possible. A stroke occurs every 11 minutes in Australia. It remains one of the nation’s biggest killers, but …",
            "content": "A new calculator tool offers clinicians a quick, evidence-based way to identify patients at higher risk of post-stroke dementia, supporting earlier intervention and, ultimately, helping stroke survivors maintain independence and quality of life for a... [6828 chars]",
            "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/7/a-simple-tool-to-predict-dementia-risk-after-stroke/",
            "image": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/lead-image-2026-02-19T090420.161.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-22T13:08:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "74b3be1e44ce1f9603e4ee104bd718d7",
                "name": "The Medical Journal of Australia",
                "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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