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WASHINGTON President Joe Biden wants to increase taxes to boost funding for Medicare and expand the program's ability to negotiate lower costs for prescription drugs, according to advance details on his budget proposal that will be released later this week.The Democratic president outlined his plan in a guest essay in The New York Times on Tuesday, writing that Medicare is more than a government program.

President Joe Biden speaks at the 2023 International Association of Fire Fighters Legislative Conference, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Washington.Evan Vucci (AP) President Joe Biden wants to increase taxes to boost funding for Medicare and expand the program's ability to negotiate lower costs for prescription drugs, according to advance details of his budget proposal being released later this week.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) announced on Thursday that he is seeking to become the chair of a powerful Senate committee that has wide influence over what he is planning to prioritize in the role: Medicare for All, workers' rights and affordable college.The Vermont senator is likely to take the helm of the  Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, where he has previously served as a member.

Cancer drug information leaflets for patients in Europe frequently omit important facts, while some are potentially misleading when it comes to treatment benefits and related uncertainties, researchers have found.Cancer is the biggest killer in Europe after heart conditions, with more than 3.7m new cases and 1.9m deaths every year, according to the World Health Organization.

Some new drugs sell themselves with impressive safety and efficacy data.For others, well, there are television commercials.According to a new study, a little over 70 percent of prescription drugs advertised on television were rated as having "low therapeutic value," meaning they offer little benefit compared with drugs already on the market.

Visits to parks, community gardens and other urban green spaces may lower city dwellers' use of drugs for anxiety, insomnia, depression, high blood pressure, and asthma, research has found.Researchers in Finland found that visiting such areas three to four times a week cuts people's chances of turning to drugs for mental health problems or high blood pressure by a third, and for asthma by about a quarter.

Narcan, a nasal spray that can quickly reverse an opioid overdose, has now received federal approval to be sold over the counter.By late summer, it should be widely available not just on pharmacy shelves but also at convenience stores, big box chains and possibly through online retailers.If used in time, Narcan, a version of the drug naloxone, which blocks the opioid's effect on the brain, can be a lifesaver for someone taking opioids, including oxycodone, heroin or fentanyl.

Ashley Mellen thought she was doing everything right for her health - eating lots of fruits and vegetables, buying organic, opting for grass-fed beef and not using any toxic substances in her home.The stay-at-home mom of three says she felt so well that she had taken no pain medicine, antibiotics, over-the-counter or prescription drugs since her 20s.

Heavyweight insulin maker Novo Nordisk said Tuesday that it will lower list prices for some of its insulin products by up to 75 percent by the end of the year, following in the footsteps of Eli Lilly, which made a similar announcement at the start of the month.Experts expect the third top insulin maker in the US, Sanofi, will follow suit.

Imagine this scenario: a client walks into my therapy room.They are are listless and don't engage in eye contact.They move slowly and seem heavy, even though they may be physically slight.Their shoulders are hunched and look exhausted, unhealthy, disengaged.Eventually they shuffle across the floor, sink down on to the sofa, close their eyes and sigh.

Brownsville Fire Department EMS Ambulances with two surviving US citizens arrive at Valley Regional Medical Center, on March 7, 2023, in Brownsville, Texas.Miguel Roberts (AP) The recent kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico highlights a common practice for many people in the US: traveling to other countries for medical care that either is not available at home or costs a lot less.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas The recent kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico highlights a common practice for many people in the U.S.: traveling to other countries for medical care that either is not available at home or costs a lot less.The four were abducted leading to the deaths of two during a trip to Mexico that one relative said was for cosmetic surgery.

The Illinois Department of Labor is investigating after leaders of Gurnee-based Akorn Operating Co. shocked 400 workers Wednesday with news that the drug company was shuttering and they would be laid off within 24 hours.Akorn CEO Douglas Boothe told employees Wednesday about the layoffs in a video obtained by and posted online by the Decatur Herald & Review.

CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale said President Joe Biden is not lying about the plan that Florida Sen. Rick Scott and other Republicans keep insisting he's lying about including the ones who shouted LIAR! at the State of the Union speech.On Friday morning's edition of CNN Newsroom, co-anchors Erica Hill and Jim Sciutto hosted Dale to fact-check Scott, who authored the proposal at the heart of the explosive moment Republicans heckled Biden at the State of the Union, and others who claim the president lied when he said some Republicans, some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset.

Sports News Primitiv, a Michigan-based cannabis company, is expanding to Boston.Primitiv, a cannabis company founded by Pro Football Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson Jr. and a pair of his former teammates, is set to expand to Boston according to a release from the company.The company announced that it will open a wellness-based cannabis dispensary on High Street in Boston.

The plan comes as Republicans attempt to exploit a debt ceiling standoff to secure long-sought cuts to federal programs.President Joe Biden discusses his plan to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare and lower healthcare costs at the University of Florida on February 9, 2023, in Tampa, Florida.

President Joe Biden will propose cutting the deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade in his budget blueprint, the White House announced on Wednesday.The president's budget, which we will release tomorrow, will cut the deficit by nearly $3 trillion over the next 10 years.That's nearly a $6 trillion difference between the president's budget and congressional Republicans' agenda, which would add $3 trillion to the debt, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at Wednesday's briefing.

As more states continue to legalize and decriminalize marijuana, reports of children in exposed to cannabis after accidentally eating an edible are rising, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics.An analysis of records from the National Poison Data System showed more than 7,040 reported exposures to edible cannabis in kids under the age of six between 2017 and 2021 - an increase of over 1,375% in just five years.

A former Malden firefighter was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to supplying fellow firefighters in the department with oxycodone, Suboxone, Klonopin, and Adderall.Joshua Eisnor, 43, of North Reading, was sentenced in federal court in Boston on Monday and ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and forfeiture of $900, according to a release from the office of U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins.

ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos bluntly asked incoming House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries if he expects President Joe Biden to run for president, and Do you want him to run?On Sunday's edition of ABC's This Week, the host trod some well-worn ground when he asked Leader Jeffries if he wants President Biden to run again, but to the extent there is any suspense on the first question  whether Biden will run  Jeffries is in a better position than most to impart valuable insight: STEPHANOPOULOS: How about President Biden?