Improving cancer surgery; mpox memories are short; skin for the school year – Morning Medical Update

Cancer surgery awards

The fight against cancer is getting a $150 million boost in the form of awards to the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health that will pay for research for surgeons seeking more successful tumor removal strategies for patients. President Joe Biden was scheduled to announce the awards this week as part of the continuing Cancer Moonshot to cut the cancer death rate in half by 2047.

Memba’ mpox?

In 2022, the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over an outbreak of mpox, a disease endemic to Africa that has spread around to other countries. This year, a deadlier version of the virus is spreading as the public has largely forgotten about the disease and its risks. The Annenberg Science and Public Health knowledge survey logs what people know – or don’t – about mpox.

Skin and school

It’s approaching the middle of August, which means school will be back in session soon for many students. Are they excited to return to the classroom? Not always, if they don’t feel confident about their skin conditions when returning to the visible spotlight of the school year. Here’s a refresher on how to treat four common skin conditions in young people.