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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 APIAPI 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": 194720,
"articles": [
{
"id": "c5c575b1f53b0bd07e468e19a251073b",
"title": "'Lung atlas' maps changes to immune cells of kids with cystic fibrosis",
"description": "Australian researchers have mapped how lung damage may begin early in life for children with cystic fibrosis, providing new insights that may help reshape future care.",
"content": "Within 24 hours of being born, Lewis Milne needed emergency surgery to remove a blockage in his small intestine.\nThis type of blockage, called meconium ileus, can be the first sign of cystic fibrosis.\nStill, Lewis's diagnosis came as a \"huge shock\" t... [5439 chars]",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2026-05-22/cystic-fibrosis-lung-damage-kids/106690814",
"image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/17b8f1bda5229fbcc97dc3aedc7c91f4?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1008&cropW=1792&xPos=1232&yPos=878&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-21T19:00:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
"name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
"url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
}
},
{
"id": "21da168010633beb169b60a1ede0f76b",
"title": "Ebola case confirmed in rebel-held area of DR Congo",
"description": "A rebel-held area of the Democratic Republic of Congo - hundreds of kilometres from an Ebola outbreak's epicentre...",
"content": "The World Health Organisation says an Ebola outbreak has been linked to 139 deaths. Photo: AP PHOTO\nA case of Ebola has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province - hundreds of kilometres from the outbreak's epicent... [2759 chars]",
"url": "https://www.lithgowmercury.com.au/story/9251504/ebola-case-confirmed-in-rebel-held-area-of-dr-congo/",
"image": "https://www.lithgowmercury.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-feed-data/3ceff820-4fca-4f8d-bb01-2e9fa7ac5963.jpg/r0_90_800_510_w1200_h630_fmax.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-21T14:16:21Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "8d82a1db1deba237475745c036a78b24",
"name": "Lithgow Mercury",
"url": "https://www.lithgowmercury.com.au"
}
},
{
"id": "ae1ffe5b7751b9f0394ffd3f276fe3cf",
"title": "Can engaging in the arts slow ageing, as a recent study suggested?",
"description": "Visiting galleries might enrich your life, but the evidence that it slows your ageing is less certain than recent headlines suggest.",
"content": "Can spending more time engaging with the arts, such as visiting galleries, museums, singing or painting, really lead to a longer and healthier life? It’s certainly an appealing idea. And it’s not implausible.\nStress is bad for your health, and spendi... [6354 chars]",
"url": "https://theconversation.com/can-engaging-in-the-arts-slow-ageing-as-a-recent-study-suggested-282989",
"image": "https://images.theconversation.com/files/736380/original/file-20260518-57-h5i4fa.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=0%2C977%2C5850%2C2925&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-21T13:16:09Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "344b3e5c4a3152c0cbebe5418ae064b7",
"name": "The Conversation",
"url": "https://theconversation.com"
}
}
]
}