Episodes (22)

Pilot
S01E01 · Pilot

Jul 23, 2000

In order to keep her South Philadelphia women's free health clinic open, Dr. Luisa "Lu" Delgado turns to Rittenhouse Hospital for financial help. But, however it is discovered that Dr. Dana Stowe blames Lu for ruining her breast cancer study. The Chief of Staff, Dr. Bob Jackson tells Dana to take a tour of the clinic to see if Rittenhouse should help fund it; meanwhile, Dana has to tell one of her patients that her sister might be at risk for ovarian cancer in which her ovaries would need to be removed.

Pre-Existing Conditions
S01E02 · Pre-Existing Conditions

Jul 30, 2000

Dana and Lu find it hard to work together. Dana has to tell a surrogate couple that their child will be born with potentially severe (they could be mild effects) mental birth defects which makes them question whether or not they can raise a special needs child; Lu investigates a clinic that supposedly gave a woman a hysterectomy due to bleeding fibroids, but it turns out that they never gave her one at all.

Misconceptions
S01E03 · Misconceptions

Aug 06, 2000

Lu and Dana clash over the case of a woman with AIDS and how she chooses to treat her child; after Dana treats the woman who has taken her HIV-positive son off of his medication because it makes him very ill, she reports Lu to the Chief of Staff; Lu reveals that she told his mother it was okay to take him off his medication, but Dr. Jackson requires that he goes back on his medicine. Dana receives a visit from a talk-show host who wants to do a story on artificial insemination; Peter makes a house call that doesn't go as well as expected.

Second Look
S01E04 · Second Look

Aug 13, 2000

Dana is surprised when a former beauty queen asks her to perform a surgery on her that she thinks will make her husband believe that she's beautiful; Lu overreacts when accuses a former drug addict of using again, but it is later discovered she has a very serious medical condition; Peter doesn't understand why a transvestite is having side effects of menopause and he also counsels Lu's son, Marc about one of the issues of male adolescence; Lu and Lana figure out a way to punish two teenagers who spray-painted graffiti on the inside of the clinic.

Performance Anxiety
S01E05 · Performance Anxiety

Aug 20, 2000

After a female basketball player collapses on the court, Lu discovers that she is taking steroids and wonders if the whole basketball team is also taking them as well; Dana is surprised when an unconscious woman shows up in the ER with her name and phone number in her pocket, but she's never met her before.

Drug Interactions
S01E06 · Drug Interactions

Jun 11, 2000

Dana is shocked when Dr. Jackson's wife, Susan comes into the ER with bruises which at first she thinks that Robert gave them to her, but Susan is later diagnosed with multiple sclerosis; Lu deals with Marc's mugging at school and a group of drug-addicted prostitutes who want their tubes tied for money.

Do No Harm
S01E07 · Do No Harm

Sep 03, 2000

After a councilwoman comes to the clinic to see Dana a few gang members are upset when they are unable to get insurance and the councilwoman refuses to listen. Seconds later, an unknown gunman begins shooting at the clinic which accidentally injures the councilwoman; Peter treats a woman who was traumatized during the shooting and learns that she grew up in Cambodia during the war, but soon discovers the real source of her pain.

Miracle Cure
S01E08 · Miracle Cure

Sep 10, 2000

After Dana treats a commercial pilot who has a degenerative brain disease, she is conflicted about whether or not she should break doctor-patient privilege to prevent her from flying another plane; Lu discovers that a couple's daughter has a genetic disorder called Tay-Sachs, but both parents are Catholic.

Dependency
S01E09 · Dependency

Oct 08, 2000

Lu treats a young orphaned boy with attention deficit disorder and discovers that his foster guardian has been using the Ritalin that she prescribed to him; Dana helps the wife of a high-powered real estate developer who has been abusing her.

BRCA1
S01E10 · BRCA1

Oct 15, 2000

Lu, Peter, and Lana host a dance-a-thon and a free mammogram clinic for Breast Cancer Awareness weekend; Lu tries to intervene to help a patient keep her breast and her job after her mammogram reveals a lump; Dana gets some unexpected results of her breast cancer clinical trial and learns that her mother has breast cancer.

BRCA2
S01E11 · BRCA2

Oct 15, 2000

Dr. Stowe's mother struggles with her diagnosis with Dana's helping hand. Lu offers to help with her schedule with some amusing results.

Brainchild
S01E12 · Brainchild

Oct 29, 2000

Lu discovers that one of Marc's friends is an alcoholic; a patient of Dana's who has Parkinson's wants to undergo an experimental procedure involving aborted fetal cells.

Second Opinion
S01E13 · Second Opinion

Dec 03, 2000

A patient of Lu's is denied disability coverage after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia; Dana treats a teenage girl who was circumcised as part of a cultural ritual from her family.

Side Effects
S01E14 · Side Effects

Dec 10, 2000

Lu treats a homeless schizophrenic woman who suffers from the side effects of her medication; Dana treats a patient whose unborn child is diagnosed with spinal bifida.

Blessed Events
S01E15 · Blessed Events

Dec 17, 2000

Dana tries to figure out how a virginal young woman got pregnant; Lu cares for a hospital employee who is diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease.

Fix
S01E16 · Fix

Jan 07, 2001

Lu tries to convince a deaf family to get cochlear implants; Dana treats a heroin-addicted woman who wants to get clean without going through the pain of withdrawal.

Maternity
S01E17 · Maternity

Jan 14, 2001

Environmental toxins in a low-income housing unit trigger early menopause in one of its 25-year-old residents. A new mother spirals into depression and runs away from home. Dana meets Nick's mother.

Complications
S01E18 · Complications

Jan 21, 2001

Lu treats a 12-year-old girl with gonorrhea who accuses her teacher of giving her the disease; Dana discovers that two of her pregnant patients unknowingly have the same father.

Child Care
S01E19 · Child Care

Feb 18, 2001

A mother believes that the medication Lu prescribed for her autistic daughter is helping her speak; Dana is torn between a patient's husband and mother about taking the patient off life support.

Drugstore Cowgirl
S01E20 · Drugstore Cowgirl

Feb 25, 2001

Dana cares for a priest who has been disguising herself as a man; Lu prescribes a drug for a woman diagnosed with sickle cell anemia whose pharmacist won't carry it for fear of his store being robbed.

Wednesday Night Fever
S01E21 · Wednesday Night Fever

Mar 04, 2001

Lu has her hands full while working an all night shift.

Mortality
S01E22 · Mortality

Mar 11, 2001

Lu treats a woman who goes on a hunger strike in order to make sure her son isn't executed for murder; Dana contemplates her future at Rittenhouse after a pregnant woman loses her baby during childbirth.

About

Strong Medicine Season 1 (2000) is released on Jul 23, 2000 and the latest season 6 of Strong Medicine is released in 2007. Watch Strong Medicine online - the English Drama TV series from United States. Strong Medicine is directed by John Perrin Flynn,Joe Napolitano,Dave Thomas,Steve De Jarnatt and created by Tammy Ader with Rosa Blasi and Jenifer Lewis.

As know as:

La vie avant tout, Doctores de Filadelfia, Strong Medicine, Strong Medicine(English), Strong Medicine(French)

Countries:

United States

Language:

English

Production Companies:

Sony Pictures Television, Columbia TriStar Domestic Television, Columbia TriStar Television

Official Site:

Lifetime

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