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Season 5 – 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.
Strong Medicine — Season 5

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Rosa Blasi

Actor

Patricia Richardson

Actor

Tamera Mowry-Housley

Actor

Camryn Manheim

Guest Star

Kerri Strug

Guest Star

Lynn Whitfield

Guest Star

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 13, 2004 Positive Results Lu and Ben are shocked over their HIV test results; Andy discovers one of her daughter's friends is addicted to cough syrup; a new intern joins the clinic. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 20, 2004 Touched by an Idol A pop star faces charges of child molestation; Ben's plan backfires when he tries to prevent the clinic from closing. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 27, 2004 Omissions The emergency room staff races to find what is wrong with several infants; a patient needing kidney transplant faces a tough moral decision. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 11, 2004 Cape Cancer Andy goes on vacation; a bodybuilder refuses a Caesarean section; a high-school basketball player has attention-deficit disorder. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 18, 2004 Fractured Andy treats a judge for hearing loss; Lu and Ben's romance blossoms; Peter faces murder charges after a string of elderly deaths. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 25, 2004 Goodbye Slash Rest in Peace A breast cancer survivor develops a psychological disorder. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 1, 2004 Healing Touch Andy is on probation; Lu's patient needs surgery but wants a faith healer, instead. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 8, 2004 Bleeding Heart A fellow student poisons two high-school girls; Andy's friend asks her to write an endorsement for her new book. Details Episode 9 Aired Aug 15, 2004 Prophylactic Measures The clinic may receive a generous donation if Lu agrees to perform a set of physicals; Andy competes for the vacated position of chief of surgery; Kayla treats a teen's gunshot wound. Details Episode 10 Aired Aug 22, 2004 Life in the Balance A resident attempts suicide; Lu helps a gymnast find a liver donor for her sister. Former Olympian Kerri Strug guest stars. Details Episode 11 Aired Sep 26, 2004 Like Cures Like Andy treats a patient who is critically injured in a fall into a ravine; a patient tests positive for avian flu; Peter treats a woman with severe allergies. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 3, 2004 Cinderella Scrubs Lu helps a former drug addict get custody of her children; Andy treats a woman with stage four uterine cancer. Details Episode 13 Aired Oct 10, 2004 Body Mass Increase Lu performs a check-up on her son's friend who is unknowingly pregnant; Andy helps her daughter's friends with their weight issues. Details Episode 14 Aired Oct 17, 2004 Selective Breeding Lu helps a girl get into a state-funded mental-health facility; Andy discovers a young couple's true intentions for in vitro fertilization. Details Episode 15 Aired Oct 24, 2004 A Dose of Reality Andy meets the teenager who killed Milo; Jessie gets caught driving drunk; Andy and Lu rush to find the recipients from an organ donor before it's too late. Details Episode 16 Aired Oct 31, 2004 Graft A young girl is rushed to the emergency room with third-degree burns; Andy discovers cadavers are being illegally sold. Details Episode 17 Aired Dec 5, 2004 Code Andy struggles to save a pregnant woman who was in an accident; a patient of Lu's could hold the key to leukemia research. Details Episode 18 Aired Dec 12, 2004 Virgin Birth Lu helps a young surrogate mother after the parents reject the baby because of a severe brain disorder; Andy treats a 6-year-old heart-attack victim. Details Episode 19 Aired Dec 12, 2004 Foreign Bodies Andy treats a woman with a rare form of lung disease. Details Episode 20 Aired Jan 16, 2005 First Response An introduction to the Rittenhouse EMS team. Details Episode 21 Aired Jan 23, 2005 Implants, Transplants and Cuban Aunts Andy removes breast implants from a beauty pageant contestant; Lu treats pregnant illegal aliens. Details Episode 22 Aired Jan 30, 2005 Cutting the Cord Jonas surprises Lu with a proposal; Andy faces a challenge in her confirmation for Surgeon General; Kayla and Peter are ready to take the next step in their relationship. Details

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Strong Medicine — Season 5

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Whoopi Goldberg
Network
Lifetime
Rating
TV-14 (D)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 13, 2004