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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": 154562,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3da06969d93f9404ab80ac65cf65ec08",
            "title": "Study shedding light on asthma during pregnancy arrives in southern NSW",
            "description": "There are lots (and lots) of things to think about when you're pregnant. For women with asthma, it can be…",
            "content": "There are lots (and lots) of things to think about when you’re pregnant. For women with asthma, it can be an ongoing battle.\nQueanbeyan Hospital is the first rural site to host the National Health and Medical Research Council-funded Treatable Traits ... [2821 chars]",
            "url": "https://aboutregional.com.au/study-shedding-light-on-asthma-during-pregnancy-arrives-in-southern-nsw/497143/",
            "image": "https://aboutregional.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/alex-overton-queanbeyan-hospital-2-scaled-1200x630.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-08T19:04:36Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d6c5c8a402b3044ce2900d5ce356111d",
                "name": "About Regional",
                "url": "https://aboutregional.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8e5c1ff82bdd1cefb28d957a5b1a75ae",
            "title": "Battery-Free Smart Implant May Transform Automated Diabetes Treatment",
            "description": "A new experimental diabetes implant is drawing attention for its potential to automate insulin management and reduce the daily burden on patients....",
            "content": "A new experimental diabetes implant is drawing attention for its potential to automate insulin management and reduce the daily burden on patients. The technology relies on bioengineered insulin-producing cells protected by a microscopic crystalline-l... [1750 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ubergizmo.com/2026/02/battery-free-smart-implant/",
            "image": "https://i0.wp.com/cdnssl.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bioimplant-diabetes-chatgpt.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-08T18:46:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8f7a3b53da7d2899224da4d3ad595561",
                "name": "Ubergizmo",
                "url": "https://www.ubergizmo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d6c3b1f9aad8a6a0f13f55666a8f9c93",
            "title": "What is it and should you be doing it?",
            "description": "It’s the latest nutritional trend popping up on social media. But is fibre-maxxing anything new, and does the science support it?",
            "content": "It’s the latest nutritional trend popping up on social media. But is it anything new, and does the science support it?\nFebruary 9, 2026\nYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.\nRemove items from your saved list to add more.\nSave this arti... [5203 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/goodfood/sydney-eating-out/what-is-fibre-maxxing-and-should-you-be-doing-it-a-dietitian-explains-20260203-p5nz3a.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.6537%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/t_metro_goodfood_no_label_no_age_social_wm/b0e26da0ca7ffeedd0e14a6aff432a6c86db4c94",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-08T18:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c603a60ac40ff998dd7aeead5e4953dc",
                "name": "Brisbane Times",
                "url": "https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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