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": 189656,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "80e56904b30ca96c85ba1deaa9063716",
            "title": "Why most human pregnancies produce just one baby, not twins",
            "description": "Most human pregnancies result in one baby because hormone feedback quickly limits egg selection, a new study explains.",
            "content": "The human ovary usually selects a single egg-bearing follicle by chance, not by favoring the biggest or most hormone-sensitive contender, according to new research.\nThe study recasts one of reproduction’s most familiar outcomes as a narrow race again... [4591 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.earth.com/news/why-most-human-pregnancies-produce-just-one-baby-not-twins/",
            "image": "https://cff2.earth.com/uploads/2026/04/26083747/follicle-selection-ovulation.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T16:18:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fca72a05020e12df547eedb79c870663",
                "name": "Earth.com",
                "url": "https://www.earth.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c099bd34374bf5ef17f240a51d37046f",
            "title": "Fucosylated IgG Tied to Aging Fat Tissue Issues",
            "description": "A study published in Engineering has identified fucosylated immunoglobulin G (IgG) as a key mediator contributing to adipose tissue dysfunction during",
            "content": "Mirage News\nMirage News\nFucosylated IgG Tied to Aging Fat Tissue Issues\nA study published in Engineering has identified fucosylated immunoglobulin G (IgG) as a key mediator contributing to adipose tissue dysfunction during aging, offering insights in... [2406 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/fucosylated-igg-tied-to-aging-fat-tissue-issues-1662265/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=images.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1587955415524-bb264e518428%3Fixlib%3Drb-4.0.3%26amp%3Bixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8%26amp%3Bauto%3Dformat%26amp%3Bfit%3Dcrop%26amp%3Bw%3D1170%26amp%3Bq%3D80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T15:08:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "50c2ef743976b2c34e94ea0e6036197a",
            "title": "Gynaecological cancers in Australia: a hidden crisis for women",
            "description": "Australia has made significant advances in the prevention of cervical cancer, but progress on other gynaecological cancers is falling behind. Gynaecological cancers arise from the reproductive tract and represent the third most common cancer type affecting individuals who were assigned female at birth (hereafter respectfully referred to as women). Of note, while traditionally cancers are …",
            "content": "Australia has made significant advances in the prevention of cervical cancer, but progress on other gynaecological cancers is falling behind.\nGynaecological cancers arise from the reproductive tract and represent the third most common cancer type aff... [7948 chars]",
            "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/16/gynaecological-cancers-in-australia-a-hidden-crisis-for-women/",
            "image": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/lead-image-2026-04-23T130220.173.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T14:19:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "74b3be1e44ce1f9603e4ee104bd718d7",
                "name": "The Medical Journal of Australia",
                "url": "https://insightplus.mja.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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