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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": 173248,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5eaf12135af0d1cb89afc8816e4c4b12",
            "title": "Brensocatib Approved for Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis",
            "description": "As with any medicine, the MHRA will keep the safety and effectiveness of brensocatib under close review. The Medicines and Healthcare products",
            "content": "The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted a marketing authorisation for the medicine brensocatib (Brinsupri) to treat patients 12 years and older with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB) who have experienced two... [1718 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/brensocatib-approved-for-non-cystic-fibrosis-1624568/",
            "image": "https://www.gov.uk/assets/frontend/govuk-opengraph-image-4196a4d6333cf92aaf720047f56cfd91b3532d7635fc21ebcf0d5897df6b5f77.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-23T09:20:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "db8a8976a8e31e7bc5b7d2d9404a173a",
            "title": "Silencing Bacteria Can Worsen Heart Infections",
            "description": "Published on In infectious disease research, disrupting bacterial communication is widely considered beneficial. A study by UNIGE and NTU Singapore",
            "content": "Published on\nInfectious endocarditis is a serious infection of the heart's inner lining, most often affecting the valves. It can be caused by several bacteria, including the particularly widespread Enterococcus faecalis. These bacteria coordinate the... [3525 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/silencing-bacteria-can-worsen-heart-infections-1624551/",
            "image": "https://www.unige.ch/medias/application/files/7917/7157/4976/WEB_Gemini_Generated_Image_5y0c8c5y0c8c5y0c.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-23T08:09:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "63c07bb7260b8e2f1a57b6feac4845d1",
            "title": "Mental Health Tied to Mortality Risk in Cancer Patients?",
            "description": "Study finds a link between mental health diagnoses and early death.In a study of adults with cancer, those who developed a mental health condition",
            "content": "Study finds a link between mental health diagnoses and early death.\nIn a study of adults with cancer, those who developed a mental health condition within the first year after their cancer diagnosis had a higher likelihood of dying over the next few ... [1596 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/mental-health-tied-to-mortality-risk-in-cancer-1624550/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/news-developments.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-23T08:08:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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