Day Headlines in Health News: 2025-12-17
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Caesarean sections overtake natural vaginal births for the first time (BBC Health 2025-12-17 15:35:14)
Experts say there is a complex picture behind why more babies are being delivered through surgery. -
Starmer calls doctors' strike 'dangerous' as five-day walkout begins (BBC Health 2025-12-17 13:29:14)
The doctors' union, the British Medical Association, said it was time the government came up with "a genuinely long-term plan" on pay and jobs. -
Nicotine pouch rise driven by young men - study (BBC Health 2025-12-17 00:22:30)
Around 7.5% of 16 to 24-year-old-men are using the small sachets that fit under the top lip, research suggests.