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Season 1 – Strong Medicine

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A women's health clinic in Philadelphia is the setting for this drama. While dealing with a number of medical issues, the show often revolves around the conflict between the clinic's directors: one a passionate advocate for patients and the other a more discipline-oriented doctor.

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Laura Fries Variety 05/08/2019
In less capable hands, issues-oriented stories like these could come off as heavy-handed lecturing. But writer Tammy Ader and executive producer Whoopi Goldberg have clearly thought the concept through. Go to Full Review Terry Kelleher People Magazine 05/08/2019
The writing grows preachy but the story line is compelling nonetheless. Go to Full Review Lucy Maher Common Sense Media 05/08/2019
3/5
Strong Medicine is smart programming with good female role models, but parents might want to think twice before letting younger kids tune in given the fairly mature subject matter. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
Strong Medicine — Season 1

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Janine Turner

Actor

Rosa Blasi

Actor

Whoopi Goldberg

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 23, 2000 Pilot Two women, with very different theories on the practice of medicine, are forced to run a women's medical clinic together. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 30, 2000 Pre-Existing Conditions An infertile couple abandons a surrogate whose fetus may have brain damage; Lu must decide whether or not to report another doctor's insurance scam. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 6, 2000 Misconceptions A mother takes her AIDS-afflicted son off medication; a lesbian investigates artificial insemination. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 13, 2000 Second Look A former beauty queen trying to keep her looks goes to Dana for the surgery; Lu looks for a former junkie who has failed to show up for work fearing that she's back on drugs. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 20, 2000 Performance Anxiety A high-school basketball player has steroids in her blood; Dana must make a life-or-death decision for a Jane Doe; Dana begins a secretive relationship with an intern. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 27, 2000 Drug Interactions Dana suspects spousal abuse when she treats Robert's unconscious wife; Lu confronts a woman who is paying addicts to get sterilized. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 3, 2000 Do No Harm Gang members, attempting to shoot Lu's young patient, accidentally hit Dana's patient, a city councilwoman. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 16, 2000 Miracle Cure A childhood friend of Lu's comes to the clinic with a baby suffering from a rare terminal disease; an airline pilot is diagnosed with a career-ending illness. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 8, 2000 Dependency A foster mother has an addiction to Ritalin; Dana helps a woman escape spousal abuse by putting her in an "underground railroad" for abused women. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 15, 2000 Breast Cancer Dana's bad news about the results of her clinical trial on breast cancer comes at the same time her mother must undergo a double mastectomy. Details Episode 11 Aired Oct 15, 2000 Breast Cancer Lu takes over for Dana while she is caring for her mother; Dana's genetic test reveals she is pre-disposed to breast cancer. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 29, 2000 Brainchild A young woman's Parkinson's disease may require a controversial form of treatment; Marc's classmate may be an alcoholic. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 3, 2000 Second Opinion A woman with a debilitating muscle and bone disease is denied disability coverage; a young immigrant girl is injured during a cultural ritual. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 10, 2000 Side Effects Dana suggests the hospital perform a risky in-utero surgery to treat a spinal birth defect on a baby whose parents are fearful of the procedure. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 17, 2000 Blessed Events A virgin is pregnant; a hospital custodian asks that her Lou Gehrig's disease not be revealed to her family. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 7, 2001 Fix Lu is called to the emergency room when a deaf family is brought in following a fire in their apartment building. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 14, 2001 Maternity A 25-year-old patient is diagnosed with early menopause; Dana helps a new mother cope with postpartum depression. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 21, 2001 Complications One of Dana's patients starts to lose her battle with cystic fibrosis; a patient ignores the negative side effects of her child's medication. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 18, 2001 Childcare One of Dana's patients starts to lose her battle with cystic fibrosis; a patient ignores the negative side effects of her child's medication. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 25, 2001 Drugstore Cowgirl Dana cares for a dying patient who has been disguising herself as a man; Lu prescribes a drug for a woman whose pharmacist won't carry it for fear of robbery. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 4, 2001 Wednesday Night Fever Lu pulls an all-nighter caring for a woman whose baby was cut from her womb during an attack, a rape victim and the man who attacked her. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 11, 2001 Mortality Dana helps a pregnant woman, who fears her baby will die, deliver her second child; Lu treats a hunger strike patient protesting the execution of her son. Details

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Strong Medicine — Season 1

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Whoopi Goldberg
Network
Lifetime
Rating
TV-14 (D)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 23, 2000