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": 196680,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "207ce1cca55fcdc44250b43adcfd91ea",
            "title": "NSW first state to classify MND as a notifiable disease",
            "description": "The causes of MND have eluded researchers for decades, but a world-first tracking registry aims to change that.",
            "content": "The causes of MND have eluded researchers for decades, but a world-first tracking registry aims to change that.\nA dedicated NSW motor neurone disease (MND) registry is set to be established following health minister Ryan Park’s announcement that the ... [2338 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/nsw-first-state-to-classify-mnd-as-a-notifiable-disease/126829",
            "image": "https://d1svk58pjf7hyt.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/01/05093253/logo_icon_black-105x105.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T05:47:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "23a570cc598fbd55d40ac6f744068077",
                "name": "Medical Republic",
                "url": "https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ae2a59874ea08f8db38f1e8de3706f6c",
            "title": "Healthier Diet Tied to Lower Dementia Risk in Seniors",
            "description": "A healthier diet may be associated with a lower risk of dementia among older adults, including those with blood biomarkers indicating increased",
            "content": "Dementia develops over many years, often long before symptoms appear. New blood-based biomarkers can detect biological changes linked to Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative processes at an early stage. However, it remained unclear whether... [1904 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/healthier-diet-tied-to-lower-dementia-risk-in-1699967/",
            "image": "https://news.ki.se/sites/nyheter/files/qbank/GettyImages-595140538_custom20260625085714.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T05:46:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2922f6f8e15973e22685ab7d07b095f8",
            "title": "Australian hospital workers' mobile phones carry deadly superbugs",
            "description": "DNA samples from 95 mobiles of Aust and UAE hospital workers found, on average, 3.62 out of 10 species of bacteria associated with the highest global mortality rates.",
            "content": "DNA samples from 95 mobile phones of Australian and United Arab Emirates hospital workers found, on average, 3.62 out of 10 species of bacteria associated with the highest global mortality rates.\nIn Europe alone, hospital-acquired infections account ... [2340 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.hospitalhealth.com.au/content/clinical-services/article/australian-hospital-workers-mobile-phones-carry-deadly-superbugs-study-reveals-793615012",
            "image": "https://d1v1e13ebw3o15.cloudfront.net/data/93639/pool_and_spa_master/..jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T05:45:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "06962985a94201792be87f4af37a065e",
                "name": "HospitalHealth.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.hospitalhealth.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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