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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": 173264,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b9c884479f0e48f0c6eaf088e564f0da",
            "title": "When omega-3 may help mental health and when they may not",
            "description": "Investigating omega-3 fatty acids, this review highlights their impact on mental health, inflammation, and the potential for therapeutic use in disorders.",
            "content": "A comprehensive review reveals how omega-3 fatty acids could shape brain function and mental health outcomes, while underscoring why timing, context, and individual biology matter.\nStudy: Omega-3 fatty acids in mental disorders: from neurobiological ... [9253 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260410/When-omega-3-may-help-mental-health-and-when-they-may-not.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/images/news/ImageForNews_834900_17758183584328273.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T11:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "14e8c44b81ef334c5ffe24385ea807a9",
            "title": "Imperial Study Joins Dementia Trials Initiative",
            "description": "An initiative to transform dementia clinical trials in the UK by increasing the number of participants has welcomed the first people into streamlined",
            "content": "An initiative to transform dementia clinical trials in the UK by increasing the number of participants has welcomed the first people into streamlined screening tests.\nThe Dementia Trials Accelerator, a programme led by Health Data Research UK (HDR UK... [6391 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/imperial-study-joins-dementia-trials-initiative-1653496/",
            "image": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/media/news-images/3000x2000-main-article-images/220427_dementia_dri_labmain_015.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T10:38:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1f7cd110ed6d3da32b7b6d0ed64e3200",
            "title": "What’s the link between menopause and alcohol?",
            "description": "One in five Australian women aged 40 to 65 are binge-drinking, which can reduce bone density and raise the risk of heart disease and high blood pressure.",
            "content": "April 10, 2026 — 5:00pm\nYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.\nRemove items from your saved list to add more.\nSave this article for later\nAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.\nJanine Duncan had, by her own admis... [7158 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.watoday.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/hangovers-getting-worse-menopause-could-be-to-blame-20260313-p5oaau.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.20501014634601045%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_101/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/d7d1224b0eb456682681650b465ff90869068d48",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T09:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f84de5a9871fd7a3fc44d14afefd2a35",
                "name": "WAtoday",
                "url": "https://www.watoday.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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