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MDLinx compiled a reading list of captivating books that have nothing to do with medicine—but might just help physicians realize some things about their work — and life.

This case review highlights the differential diagnosis with lesions of this kind, together with management and clinical pearls.

A 5-year-old boy from China who had IgA vasculitis at age 2 presented with progressively painful skin ulcerations on his extremities for the past month. Find the reason behind the skin lesions on this young boy by answering the image challenge.

A small group of patients (n=34) using opioids for fibromyalgia were randomized to wear green, blue, or unfiltered glasses for 4 hours per day for 2 weeks. There was no impact on pain scores. Those wearing green glasses trended (nonsignificantly) toward lower anxiety scores. The green glasses group did have lower opioid use.

An observational analysis reviewed 54 studies and two medical record databases with data for 1.2 million individuals, to determine how many people experienced at least 1 of the 3 self-reported Long COVID symptom clusters 3 months after infection. The results indicate a Long COVID rate of 6.2%: 3.7% for ongoing respiratory problems, 3.2% for persistent fatigue with bodily pain or mood swings, and 2.2% for cognitive problems.

This summary of a study from Johns Hopkins University says it might just matter how you take your pills – with special implications for bedridden or sedentary patients.