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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": 184914,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9052d48f8aae72d8a4766fbeb401dc72",
            "title": "built AI tool can detect breast cancer the human eyes can't see",
            "description": "A landmark artificial intelligence tool developed to detect and predict the risk of developing breast cance...",
            "content": "A landmark artificial intelligence tool developed to detect and predict the risk of developing breast cancer in Australian women could lead to the most significant reduction in deaths from the disease in more than 30 years.\nThe Australian-built predi... [3546 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/national/artificial-intelligence-breast-cancer-detection-braix-risk-score/73de2b3e-b6ff-4c2e-8085-c5add747bd56",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/L21NcuHv25qIAb9FH3p9pVWK-EY=/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F47dfa731-f06f-4248-8dca-8c736b56ad78",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-05T03:16:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5fe496e24c6e99b1726366ae8e043aea",
            "title": "Alcohol addiction assessment and advice",
            "description": "Listen to how clinicians can help to change drinking behaviour.",
            "content": "Listen to how clinicians can help to change drinking behaviour.\nOver one in five Australian adults are regularly consuming alcohol at a quantity that is hazardous to their health. But how can these people be identified in the primary care setting? Ho... [306 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/alcohol-addiction-assessment-and-advice/123778",
            "image": "https://d1svk58pjf7hyt.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/01/05093253/logo_icon_black-105x105.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-05T02:48:34Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "23a570cc598fbd55d40ac6f744068077",
                "name": "Medical Republic",
                "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b3a27d524d731a2072ee7da4bc4c6776",
            "title": "Lancet Commission puts skin health on global agenda",
            "description": "The International League of Dermatological Societies and Australian dermatologists join a landmark initiative to tackle the worldwide burden of skin disease.",
            "content": "The International League of Dermatological Societies and Australian dermatologists join a landmark initiative to tackle the worldwide burden of skin disease.\nA new Lancet Commission on Skin Health will place dermatology firmly on the global health ag... [5623 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/lancet-commission-puts-skin-health-on-global-agenda/123800",
            "image": "https://d1svk58pjf7hyt.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/01/05093253/logo_icon_black-105x105.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-05T02:40:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "23a570cc598fbd55d40ac6f744068077",
                "name": "Medical Republic",
                "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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