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": 190448,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "beaba9279706d966811513a78ca3a439",
            "title": "New Test Enhances DNA Reading for Rare Disorders",
            "description": "A new test provides a much more complete picture of DNA than current standard diagnostics and leads to a diagnosis more often. The test can replace",
            "content": "A new test provides a much more complete picture of DNA than current standard diagnostics and leads to a diagnosis more often. The test can replace fifteen other tests, making it faster and more efficient. Researchers from Radboud university medical ... [2900 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/new-test-enhances-dna-reading-for-rare-disorders-1691857/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=cdn.pixabay.com%2Fphoto%2F2016%2F12%2F13%2F05%2F28%2Fdna-1903319_960_720.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-13T09:14:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bb33cfcf6394be879f08d9d2c44714ec",
            "title": "Flu Shots Cut Infection Risk by 40% in High-Severity Season, California Study Finds",
            "description": "A California study reveals that flu vaccination reduced infection rates by 40% during the severe 2024-25 season, highlighting its role in preventing severe outcomes and deaths, especially among",
            "content": "SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Influenza vaccination provided moderate protection during the severe 2024-25 flu season, with people who received the shot 40% less likely to test positive for the virus compared to those who did not, according to a large new stu... [6986 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ibtimes.com.au/california-study-flu-vaccine-2024-25-1870586",
            "image": "https://d.ibtimes.com.au/en/full/1783256/flu-jab-2019-do-you-need-flu-jab.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-13T08:25:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b77f38b3e450c4ac03c182902b21839b",
                "name": "International Business Times Australia",
                "url": "https://www.ibtimes.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "26bed44d43bc92c4e9380220602fe91c",
            "title": "Hundreds of Sydney runners take to Greenway Parkrun to honour Professor Richard Scolyer",
            "description": "The running community reflects on Professor Richard Scolyer's legacy outside of medicine at Greenway Parkrun Saturday morning.",
            "content": "Nearly 500 runners took to Professor Richard Scolyer's favourite parkrun to honour his legacy following his hard-fought battle with brain cancer.\nThe former Australian of the Year recipient died aged 59 on June 8.\nPosters of Mr Scolyer were hung arou... [2530 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-13/nsw-sydney-richard-scolyer-greenway-parkrun-tribute/106794044",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/c29e87a6ea0178030e7208105cbbca16?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2268&cropW=4032&xPos=0&yPos=487&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-13T05:10:51Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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