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": 187488,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "393835da01c50fe98130fcc7c40b1c42",
            "title": "Heatwaves, Coldwaves Boost Cardiovascular Events",
            "description": "Heatwaves and coldwaves are associated with increases in major cardiovascular events that are exacerbated by air pollution.1 Concerning results on the",
            "content": "Heatwaves and coldwaves are associated with increases in major cardiovascular events that are exacerbated by air pollution.1 Concerning results on the adverse impact of climate change and pollution on cardiovascular risk were presented today1,2 at ES... [3865 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/heatwaves-coldwaves-boost-cardiovascular-events-1661773/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=images.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1578496479939-722d9dd1cc5b%3Fixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8%26amp%3Bixlib%3Drb-1.2.1%26amp%3Bauto%3Dformat%26amp%3Bfit%3Dcrop%26amp%3Bw%3D750%26amp%3Bq%3D80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T09:08:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7097043bd4a79e9850032926ae8f331b",
            "title": "Thiazide diuretics increase the risk of low sodium levels in older people",
            "description": "Older people, particularly women, who start treatment with thiazide-type diuretics are at increased risk of developing low sodium levels in the blood",
            "content": "Thiazides are a common group of medicines used to treat high blood pressure. In some cases, however, treatment can lead to hyponatraemia, a condition in which the level of sodium in the blood becomes too low. Low sodium levels can cause symptoms such... [1537 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/thiazide-diuretics-increase-the-risk-of-low-sodium-levels-in-older-people/",
            "image": "https://news.ki.se/sites/nyheter/files/qbank/GettyImages-590272002_custom20260424104758.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T09:04:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fcc9357644c6fcea43a610731824930",
                "name": "The National Tribune",
                "url": "https://www.nationaltribune.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "df069b48c3ba1d62ded760f45c079880",
            "title": "Bowel cancer symptoms going uninvestigated in general practice",
            "description": "New Australian data reveals large gaps in testing, with age and socioeconomic status influencing care.",
            "content": "New Australian data reveals large gaps in testing, with age and socioeconomic status influencing care.\nA significant proportion of patients presenting to general practice with symptoms linked to colorectal cancer receive no diagnostic investigation, ... [3821 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/bowel-cancer-symptoms-going-uninvestigated-in-general-practice/125083",
            "image": "https://d1svk58pjf7hyt.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/01/05093253/logo_icon_black-105x105.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T06:58:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "23a570cc598fbd55d40ac6f744068077",
                "name": "Medical Republic",
                "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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