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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": 169566,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ed1485196cd60f8b8191888e9999789c",
            "title": "Council report shows increase in Peel region mosquito numbers, jump in Ross River cases",
            "description": "A perfect storm of conditions saw a boom in the Peel region’s mosquito numbers and a spike in Ross River virus, council documents reveal.",
            "content": "A perfect storm of conditions saw a boom in the Peel region’s mosquito numbers and a spike in Ross River virus cases, with another bad year to come, council documents have revealed.\nThe City of Mandurah’s mosquito management annual report was schedul... [2719 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/council-report-shows-increase-in-peel-region-mosquito-numbers-jump-in-ross-river-cases-c-20778810",
            "image": "https://images.perthnow.com.au/publication/C-20778810/0089548ddeebc30707af8ed3d129ae38b9f105aa-16x9-x0y134w1280h720.jpg?imwidth=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-24T05:47:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "419747a8cc582e19e0c6326b95e6ae8e",
                "name": "PerthNow",
                "url": "https://www.perthnow.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8e67d481d8e8ae2a2ba83ce8dfe350bf",
            "title": "Launch of new research initiative means Asthma cure could be just a breath away",
            "description": "Scientists from the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and University Newcastle are working to find a cure asthma as part of a national approach using artificial intelligence and genetics.",
            "content": "Scientists from the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and University Newcastle are working to find a cure asthma as part of a national approach using artificial intelligence and genetics.\nRecent advances in asthma research are transforming the... [3096 chars]",
            "url": "https://hmri.org.au/news-and-stories/launch-of-new-research-initiative-means-asthma-cure-could-be-just-a-breath-away/",
            "image": "https://hmri.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Launch-of-new-research-initiative-means-Asthma-cure-could-be-just-a-breath-away-2.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-24T05:40:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "bd8ad5d65171f3f4dd78d14437d57ff9",
                "name": "HMRI",
                "url": "https://hmri.org.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "80f1a703d2c1c7f7be5fa9eea80f33bc",
            "title": "Adult ADHD is diagnosed when you are ‘functionally impaired’. But what does that mean?",
            "description": "Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects around 2.5% of adults and 7% of children. It causes",
            "content": "Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects around 2.5% of adults and 7% of children. It causes difficulties with attention, impulsivity and hyperactivity.\nIf unrecognized and untreated, ADHD can sig... [5918 chars]",
            "url": "https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2025/11/24/304720/adult-adhd-is-diagnosed-when-you-are-functionally-impaired-but-what-does-that-mean/",
            "image": "https://media.interaksyon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/contemplating.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-24T05:26:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "64204bde4f9cdaf3e8828c3d74e45b41",
                "name": "Interaksyon",
                "url": "https://interaksyon.philstar.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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