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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": 164160,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "75a1051780919df146aaa7240bf773a8",
            "title": "Paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism, ADHD or intellectual disability",
            "description": "Taking paracetamol during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or intellectual disability among children.",
            "content": "Taking paracetamol during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or intellectual disability among children. That is according to the most rigorous analysis of the evidence to date published to... [3684 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260116/Paracetamol-use-during-pregnancy-not-linked-to-autism-ADHD-or-intellectual-disability.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/picture/2014/7/Paracetamol-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-17T03:39:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7aca78d132ee1c9baf4290ec6fd9a8ba",
            "title": "Seniors’ exhibition celebrates ‘spirit of community, power of creativity’",
            "description": "Connection and creative expression are at the heart of Gunnedah Shire’s first exhibition for 2026. Read more here.",
            "content": "Connection and creative expression are at the heart of Gunnedah Shire’s first exhibition for 2026.\n‘Ageing to Create’ will open on Friday, 13 February and showcase the works of seniors aged 58 to 98 who attended GoCo’s Monday and Friday Social Suppor... [1082 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.netimes.com.au/2026/01/17/seniors-exhibition-celebrates-spirit-of-community-power-of-creativity/",
            "image": "https://www.netimes.com.au/wp-content/uploads/NE-Times-1-116.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-17T02:57:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ebf9ec5a662bd3ac7a769af553a7d86b",
                "name": "New England Times",
                "url": "https://www.netimes.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b6d3814a7daaeee7003b8dfa9d831fce",
            "title": "Chatswood And Dee Why Medicare Urgent Care Clinics Now Open",
            "description": "The Albanese Government is delivering for residents North Sydney with the opening of the Chatswood and Dee Why Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.The",
            "content": "The Albanese Government is delivering for residents North Sydney with the opening of the Chatswood and Dee Why Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.\nThe Chatswood Medicare Urgent Care Clinic is located at 270 Victoria Avenue Chatswood, and the Dee Why Medica... [2959 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/chatswood-and-dee-why-medicare-urgent-care-1603594/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=cdn.pixabay.com%2Fphoto%2F2013%2F07%2F28%2F03%2F39%2Fparliament-house-168300_960_720.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-17T01:18:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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