"Whether it is lingering glances from behind surgical masks or the quickened heartbeat of a doctor in love, hospitals can be "whirlpools of passion", according to a study of medical romantic novels undertaken by Dublin psychiatrist Brendan Kelly."
"The Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College and consultant at Tallaght Hospital embarked on a project of reading 20 romance novels in medical settings and found even an emergency department can be fertile ground for affairs of the heart."
Medical settings are portrayed as intensely romantic environments where professional boundaries give way to desire. Scenes commonly feature lingering glances behind surgical masks and physiological signs of attraction, such as quickened heartbeats. Emergency departments and other high-pressure clinical areas are depicted as particularly fertile ground for romantic and sexual entanglements. The portrayals emphasize emotional intensity and physical chemistry between healthcare professionals and between staff and patients. Medical romance novels repeatedly use clinical backdrops to heighten drama and facilitate encounters that lead to affairs, flirtation, and sustained relationships within hospital contexts.
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