Strong Medicine
Overview
Set in a fictional Philadelphia hospital, Strong Medicine delves into the personal and professional lives of the dedicated staff at a women's health clinic. The show explores the challenges and triumphs faced by its diverse team of doctors and nurses as they navigate complex medical cases, interpersonal relationships, and the unique needs of their female patients. With a focus on empowerment and compassion, the series highlights the importance of women's health issues while showcasing the resilience and determination of those committed to making a difference in their community.
Episodes
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1
Pilot
Dr. Lu Delgado faces a financial crisis at her free clinic. Seeking help, she approaches the esteemed Rittenhouse Hospital, where renowned O.B.G.Y.N. ...
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Preexisting Conditions
Dana and her team start collaborating, and Dana faces the difficult task of informing a surrogate couple that their unborn child has a defect that wi...
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3
Misconceptions
While Lu is away from the clinic, Dana cares for a young patient living with HIV and discovers that his mother has removed him from his medication wit...
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4
Second Look
Dana's former beauty queen patient believes her husband no longer sees her as attractive and insists on undergoing significant plastic surgery. Despi...
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5
Performance Anxiety
Lu, who coaches a high school basketball team, becomes alarmed when one of her players collapses during a match. After testing, she discovers evidence...
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Drug Interactions
Dana faces a challenging situation when Susan Jackson arrives at the hospital, covered in bruises. Suspecting that Robert Jackson may be the cause du...
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Do No Harm
When a councilwoman visits the clinic to consult with Dr. Dana Stowe, Lu Delgado is caught in the middle of a heated dispute with gang members frustr...
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Miracle Cure
After discovering she has a brain condition, command pilot Jane faces the harsh reality of potentially losing her ability to fly. Dr. Stowe advises he...
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Dependency
Dana goes off the grid to assist the wife of a powerful real estate mogul, whose controlling nature is leaving her battered and bruised. At the same ...
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10
BRCA1
At the Rittenhouse Hospital Women's Clinic, the team, including Lu (Rosa Blasi), Lana (Jenifer Lewis), and Peter (Josh Coxx), is gearing up for Breas...
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11
BRCA2
Dana steps away from her clinic duties to support her mother during her double mastectomy. Meanwhile, Lu finds herself embroiled in a legal controver...
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12
Brainchild
As a woman's battle with advanced Parkinson's progresses, Dana and Robert grapple with the decision to proceed with a contentious fetal cell transpla...
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13
Second Opinion
In the episode "Second Opinion," Lu (Rosa Blasi) and Dana (Janine Turner) step in to help a woman whose disability claim has been rejected due to a co...
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14
Side Effects
Expectant parents find themselves at odds regarding the decision to let Dana carry out prenatal surgery to fix a congenital issue affecting their unbo...
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15
Blessed Events
During the festive season at Rittenhouse Hospital, a bride-to-be discovers she’s expecting, despite her virginity. Meanwhile, Robert dismisses a ki...
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16
Fix
When a journalist arrives at the hospital with a foot infection, Dana (Janine Turner) uncovers that she is secretly struggling with heroin addiction....
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17
Maternity
In a low-income housing complex, environmental pollutants cause a 25-year-old resident to experience premature menopause. Struggling with her new role...
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18
Complications
After being diagnosed with oral gonorrhea, a 12-year-old girl reveals to Lu (Rosa Blasi) that her teacher is responsible for her condition. Meanwhile...
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Childcare
Dana Stowe faces a heart-wrenching decision with a family contemplating removing Scarlett from life support due to her terminal illness. While Scarle...
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20
Drugstore Cowgirl
Dana tends to a terminal patient who has been living as a man to pursue her dream of becoming a priest. Meanwhile, Lu prescribes Demerol for a patient...
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Wednesday Night Fever
Lu faces a relentless night shift at Rittenhouse, where every second counts. Robert's wife, Susan, has been readmitted to the hospital due to complica...
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Mortality
In a desperate bid to save her son from the death penalty, a mother initiates a hunger strike. Meanwhile, as complications arise during a surgical pr...
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Donors
The second season kicks off with Dana and Lu clashing over what to do with a deceased student's fertilized embryos. Tensions rise when Peter's mother...
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Adverse Reactions
Robert finds himself in a confrontation with a prominent civil-rights attorney known for advocating for plus-size individuals after he rejects a high...
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3
Gray Matter
Dana faces a challenging situation when a past adversary from her high school days arrives seeking medical attention. Meanwhile, a nurse grapples wit...
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4
History
Lu heads to Puerto Rico, where her cherished grandmother is in dire need of a bone-marrow transplant to live. As the determined doctor navigates this...
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5
Attachments
The guardians of conjoined twins are adamant about keeping them together despite the risks to their lives. Meanwhile, Lu investigates a leukemia pati...
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6
Relief
In Philadelphia, baseball enthusiasts direct their frustration at Dana after the home team suffers a devastating playoff defeat. Meanwhile, Lu tends ...
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7
Impaired
A mother suffering from Alzheimer's fights to keep her 15-year-old son, who has Down syndrome, in her care, while a glamorous homemaker jeopardizes th...
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8
Rebirth
A woman eager to establish a maternal connection with her adopted teenage daughter dismisses Dana's counsel and decides to replicate the circumstance...
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9
Control Group
As Robert’s wife faces increasing challenges from her MS, he turns to Dana, requesting her help in administering an experimental medication to impr...
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10
Zol Zein Gezint
One of Dana's patients delivers twins, creating a striking contrast as one baby is black and the other is white. Meanwhile, Lu begins to worry that a ...
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11
Systemic
Dana grapples with the dilemma of jeopardizing her bond with Nick to provide solace to a former lover battling a terminal illness. Meanwhile, Lu conf...
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12
Accidents
Dana is growing impatient as she awaits Nick's decision on their wedding plans while she cares for a figure skater who is unwavering in her Olympic a...
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13
Silent Epidemic
Dana becomes concerned that an Amish woman may be carrying mad-cow disease. Meanwhile, Lu helps Lana address a sexual dysfunction that traces back to ...
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14
Hot Flash
A pro-life politician, who is both pregnant and gravely ill, faces a moral dilemma when the sole treatment capable of saving her life threatens the l...
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15
Bloodwork
Dana provides support to a woman and her son, who struggles with emotional detachment, as they undergo treatment for lead poisoning. Meanwhile, Lu ad...
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16
Black 'n' Flu
Lu heads back to her old college, but her visit is disrupted by a meningitis outbreak on campus. Meanwhile, at the health center, Dana starts experie...
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Precautions
Dana faces a moral dilemma when a patient urgently demands new breast implants just after her original ones have ruptured. Meanwhile, Lu is consumed b...
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18
Shock
A sudden nurses' strike plunges the hospital into disarray, compelling Dana to delay a crucial experimental therapy for an infant on the brink of deat...
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19
Type and Cross
The medical team at Rittenhouse faces a critical blood supply crisis in Philadelphia. Dana attends to a woman who has unknowingly contracted hepatiti...
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20
Rape Kit
Lu becomes a victim of an assault by Rittenhouse's leading surgeon, who claims their encounter was consensual. At the same time, Dana is faced with th...
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Trauma
Lu grapples with the aftermath of her assault by focusing her energy on a patient who unintentionally overdosed on cough syrup. At the same time, Dan...
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Recovery Time
Lu struggles to manage the emotional turmoil following her assault, leading her life to feel increasingly chaotic. Her outbursts result in Robert exp...
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Positive
With her birthday approaching, Dana resolves to find a volunteer sperm donor to start her family, only to encounter a newborn diagnosed with HIV. Mean...
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Outcomes
Faced with legal challenges from her attorneys regarding Peter's role as a sperm donor, Dana contemplates conceiving a child through traditional metho...
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3
Stages
Several months after her traumatic experience, Lu finds herself hesitant when a charming paramedic expresses interest in taking her out on a date. Des...
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Heartbeat
A young cancer patient decides to stop her chemotherapy treatment, prompting a wave of emotions around her. Meanwhile, Dana is busy getting ready for ...
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5
Compassionate Release
Hospital leaders enlist Dana for a high-stakes operation aimed at saving the life of an unborn baby. Meanwhile, Lu tends to a female inmate battling ...
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Discharged
Dana is determined to secure custody of a baby with HIV, fully aware that doing so will jeopardize her professional life. Meanwhile, a transgender pa...
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Admissions
Lu has strong views about who should take Dana's spot, but she quickly discovers that Dr. Robert Jackson, the chief of staff, has already appointed s...
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8
Contraindications
Andy Campbell embarks on her inaugural day as co-head of the Rittenhouse Women's Health Clinic, but first, she must assist her two young daughters in ...
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Family History
Andy takes extraordinary measures to accelerate the FDA's authorization of a medication that could benefit Robert’s wife, who suffers from multiple ...
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10
House Calls
When Andy receives a call for assistance from a former colleague who’s discovered a breast lump—while orbiting Earth—she springs into action. R...
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Flesh and Blood
Unusual occurrences unfold at Rittenhouse as a patient arrives seeking Lu's help for what initially seems like a minor rash. However, further inspect...
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12
Blush
A determined local politician seeks Andy's guidance to manage her nerves during her campaign, as she's struggling with excessive blushing. At the same...
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13
Deterioration
Andy begins to worry when she fears her daughter may be struggling with an eating disorder. At work, the doctor grapples with self-doubt as she inves...
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14
Poison
Lu confronts her traumatic past when a patient seeks her guidance regarding her brother, who is a convicted sex offender. This interaction forces Lu ...
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15
The Philadelphia Chromosome
In "The Philadelphia Chromosome," Lu finds herself in conflict with the government when a patient of hers is identified as a possible terrorist. At th...
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16
PMS, Lies and Red Tape
Andy resumes his reserve duty in the Army and lends a hand to a woman battling post-polio syndrome (PPS). Lu experiences a rush of emotions when she ...
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Orders
Andy must face her father upon learning that he suffers from a degenerative nerve disease that endangers his ability to live independently. Meanwhile,...
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Blocked Lines
When Dr. Campbell identifies the first local case of West Nile Virus, it sparks widespread fear throughout the community. Meanwhile, Lu steps in to s...
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19
Intensive Care
Dr. Campbell faces a harsh reality when her husband becomes physically abusive, prompting her to take a strong stand. After a heated altercation, she...
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20
Addicted to Love
The children of Andy Campbell are feeling the absence of their father and are eager to hear when he will return. Dr. Campbell struggles to explain th...
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21
Degeneration
In this compelling episode of "Strong Medicine," airing on March 9, 2003, Academy Award-winning actress Rita Moreno makes a special appearance. She po...
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Risk
Andy supports Jesse as she recovers from back surgery and navigates her strained relationship with her husband. Meanwhile, Lu contemplates how to bala...
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The Hero Heart
In a shocking turn of events following the season finale’s cliffhanger, Mickey sacrifices himself by taking a bullet meant for Lu, ultimately savin...
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2
Emergency Contacts
Lu confronts the doctor who assaulted her when he requires a life-saving surgery. The situation forces her to grapple with her trauma while consideri...
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Heartbeats and Deadbeats
Andy and Milo grapple with the dilemma of how to address a patient suffering from an enlarged heart. Meanwhile, Lu confronts Marc over his late-night...
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Rash Decisions
Andy discovers that a television chef has leprosy after she develops an unusual rash. Meanwhile, Lu faces a moral dilemma as she grapples with the cho...
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Breathing Lessons
Lu becomes increasingly worried that a young girl, frequently showing up with injuries, may be suffering from abuse at the hands of her father. Meanwh...
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Misdiagnosis Murder
Lu grapples with a moral conflict regarding doctor-patient confidentiality when a pregnant woman, who has been a victim of abuse, goes missing. Meanwh...
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Vaccinations
When a hospital worker receives a smallpox vaccine, her child faces severe health complications as a result. Meanwhile, Andy steps in to assist a prem...
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Temperature's Rising
With a severe heat wave sweeping through Philadelphia, Andy and the team must familiarize themselves with the emergency protocols to handle the extre...
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9
Speculum for a Heavyweight
Dr. Campbell initiates divorce proceedings from her husband while struggling with a persistent cough. Lu attempts to prevent a boxer from continuing w...
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10
Bad Liver
Lu's (Rosa Blasi) patient undergoes a critical liver transplant, but Andy (Patricia Richardson) has other plans for the liver that was not used. Compl...
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11
Maternal Mirrors
As Andy's patient deteriorates while under Lu's care, tensions rise between the two doctors as they clash over the adherence to proper protocols. At t...
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12
Jeaneology
Andy and Lu collaborate when they discover that their patients exhibit symptoms of poisoning. Their investigation suggests that the source of these ch...
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13
Skin
After Andy heroically saves a gunshot victim, she and Robert face a moral dilemma regarding a donation from the patient's questionable father. Meanwhi...
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14
Love and Let Die
Lu assists the family of a terminally ill patient as they navigate the difficult terrain of assisted suicide. At the same time, Andy aids a young cou...
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15
Coming Clean
Andy meets a young woman suffering from amnesia and her fiancé, prompting her to grapple with what secrets to keep hidden. Simultaneously, Lu confro...
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16
Prescriptions
A pharmaceutical company is incentivizing volunteers to try out a new anti-smoking medication, and one of Lu's patients shows remarkable improvement. ...
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Seize the Day
Lu faces the challenges of her mother, who has schizophrenia and stops her five-year-old daughter, who has epilepsy, from taking her medication in fa...
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18
Ears, Ho's and Threat
An Indian heiress, burdened by a physical deformity, seeks Andy's help to enable her parents to set up a marriage for her. However, she soon discover...
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Weights and Measures
Marc suspects that a friend of his could be suffering from her boyfriend's mistreatment. Meanwhile, Lu cares for a woman living with HIV who appears m...
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20
The Real World Rittenhouse
Lu attends to a young patient suffering from E. Coli, likely caused by consuming improperly cooked food. During her shift, she encounters Ben Sanders...
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Identity Crisis
Ben Sanderson is pushing to eliminate newborn screening tests. Meanwhile, one of Lu's patients suspects that a patient of Andy's might be a criminal, ...
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22
Quarantine
Lu attends to a patient suspected of having SARS, while the doctors keep the other patients informed about the ongoing tests. Meanwhile, Ben offers s...
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Positive Results
Nick begins his new role at Manhattan General. Meanwhile, Ben receives the news that his HIV test has come back positive. In an effort to mend his pa...
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Touched by an Idol
Andy advises a renowned rock star and a young patient to take a break and postpone some of her shows due to exhaustion. The rock star then invites Lu...
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Omissions
Dr. Campbell is determined to help a patient she suspects is struggling with alcoholism, but the woman refuses to acknowledge her addiction. In a bid ...
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Cape Cancer
Andy and Milo head to a coastal cabin, generously provided by one of Andy's patients, for a relaxing getaway. Their vacation takes a dark turn when a...
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5
Fractured
Andy is taken aback when her former spouse, Les, makes a surprise visit following Lizzy's knee surgery due to a soccer mishap. Les discovers that his ...
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Goodbye Slash Rest in Peace
Andy is concerned about a patient who persistently seeks surgical procedures to achieve the ideal breast shape, despite already undergoing numerous o...
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Healing Touch
Kayla faces disappointment when a patient declines her treatment based on her race and her position as an intern. Andy stands firm, insisting that Kay...
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Bleeding Heart
Dr. Campbell is approached to provide a foreword for a book on women's heart health authored by a close friend and patient. Tragically, the author pas...
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Prophylactic Measures
Lu is tasked with conducting physical examinations for actors involved in adult film productions. In a moment of mishap, she informs an actress of he...
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Life in the Balance
An alienated sister grapples with the daunting task of requesting her Olympic gymnast sibling's liver to save her life. Meanwhile, Andy and Kayla ste...
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11
Like Cures Like
After a catastrophic accident leaves him with significant brain damage, a man faces a critical choice about undergoing an experimental surgery to impl...
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12
Cinderella in Scrubs
Andy uncovers a diagnosis of uterine cancer in a patient who had previously seen nine other physicians, all of whom failed to perform the necessary t...
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13
Body Mass Increase
Lana wagers her beloved pink feather pen that she'll enroll more participants than her friend for the Rittenhouse Breast Cancer Walk. As challenges ar...
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14
Selective Breeding
Lu tends to a teenager battling Bi-Polar disorder, whose erratic behavior poses a threat to herself and others. Her mother faces a heart-wrenching de...
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A Dose of Reality
Lu and Andy care for three patients presenting similar ailments, yet their backgrounds are completely dissimilar. Concurrently, Andy is forced to co...
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16
Graft
On a tempestuous Halloween evening, a 7-year-old girl sustains a severe burn during trick-or-treating, and her only hope for survival lies with her tw...
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Code
Andy is in the running for the esteemed Chief of Surgery role following the retirement of the current chief. However, she uncovers that a rival is bri...
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Virgin Birth
As Christmas approaches, Lana becomes consumed with decorating the clinic and coordinating a Secret Santa gift exchange. However, her attempt to matc...
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Foreign Bodies
In "Foreign Bodies," Lana devises a clever strategy to assist one of Lu's patients, a construction worker battling a brain tumor, in securing funds fo...
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First Response
In this gripping episode of Strong Medicine, viewers are introduced to the Rittenhouse Hospital Emergency Medical Services team. EMTs Kate and Zach f...
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Implants, Transplants, and Cuban Aunts
Andy cares for a beauty pageant contestant who reveals she suffers from a surprising illness linked to her breast implants, necessitating surgery. He...
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Cutting The Cord
As Andy navigates the tough inquiries from critics regarding her nomination for Surgeon General, she grapples with the mounting pressure of Senate co...
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New Blood
Lu encounters Dr. Dylan West, Andy's brash replacement, a former colleague from her internship, as they work tirelessly to assist victims from a deva...
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Feeling No Pain
Lu investigates the source of unexplained bruises on a young girl, suspecting her mother of potential abuse. In contrast, Dylan believes the child's ...
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Clinical Risk
Following an incident where a police officer uses a taser on an 11-year-old boy exhibiting troubling behavior, Lu becomes intrigued by both the boy a...
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Differentials
TBA
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Dying Inside
TBA
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The Y Factor
TBA
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Paternity Test
TBA
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Infectious Love
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Gunshot Wedding
TBA
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Family Business
TBA
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Broken Hearts
TBA
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It Takes a Clinic
TBA
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Agony and Ecstasy
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Chief Complaints
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Promising Treatment
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Rhythm of the Heart
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We Wish You a Merry Cryst-Meth
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My Sister, My Doctor, Myself
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Unorthodox Treatment
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Baby BOOM!
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Dr. Thornton Hears A Who?
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