At the beginning of the twenty-first century, crime fiction is a topranking literary genre, and has become part of mainstream culture. The crime novel’s position of pre-eminence derives from its broad fan base and its readership, with publishing houses devoting whole series and large print runs to the genre. Evidence of the prevalence of a popular obsession with crime stories is also to be foun...

To the Editor: Grines et al1 once more reiterate their enthusiasm for primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in STsegment elevation myocardial infarction. We agree that this maneuver is extremely attractive for most cardiologists, yet we believe that data should be examined for what they actually show. The Keeley et al2 review shows only a trend in mortality reduction whe...

Wort-case scenarios depicted in literary works may function to mourn and warn people about the real situation, such as spread of COVID-19 that has altered worldwide life drastically. This study offers a reflection on current pandemic time through close reading selected American classic works. The imagination fear, isolation, mask-wearing Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories is resonant with new expr...

Kurtz, a journalist and Cosmopolitan columnist, sees Western society's obsession with health and health-related behavior as a kind of religion that is grounded in the worship of self. The "new puritans" of her title are health educators, do-gooders who would "deprive people of the privilege of taking responsibility for themselves." Physicians have been cast by the public as the priests of the...