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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Strong Medicine Season 1 Episode 4 - Second Look
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Second Look

    S1:E4

    Dana's former beauty queen patient doesn't think her husband finds her attractive and insists on having extensive plastic surgery. Dana refuses to perform the surgery but when Terri Ann lands in the ER, she begins to doubt her decision. Peter tries to figure out why a transvestal is having side effects of menopause and counsels Marc about one of the stickier issues of adolescence. Lu and Lana try to find an appropriate punishment for two young teenagers who spray graffiti outside the hospital.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Strong Medicine Season 1 Episode 6 - Drug Interactions
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Drug Interactions

    S1:E6

    Dana has big problem on her hands when Susan Jackson comes to the hospital with bruises. Dana wonders if Robert Jackson gave her the bruises because their marriage problems. Dana gets the feeling Susan may not be telling her all she knows. After Dana learns Robert found his wife at the bottom of the stairs Susan tells that had double vision leading Dana to believe Susan might have Multiple Sclerosis.

    Director:Sarah Pia Anderson
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Strong Medicine Season 1 Episode 9 - Dependency
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Dependency

    S1:E9

    Dana goes underground to help the wife of a high-powered real estate developer whose financial grip on his spouse is making her black and blue. Meanwhile, Lu comes between an orphaned boy with attention deficit disorder and his foster guardian when she finds the Ritalin she prescribed has fallen into the wrong hands. Lu finds a bit of romance over a Philly cheesesteak.

    Director:Steven Robman
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Strong Medicine Season 2 Episode 1 - Donors
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    #4 - Donors

    S2:E1

    The second season begins with Dana and Lu at odds over the fate of a dead college student's fertilized eggs. The day is further complicated by the arrival of Peter's mother, who clings to the idea that her heterosexual son is gay. Elsewhere, a dying patient and her husband wait impatiently for a donor heart and Nick's appointment to the ER staff is in doubt.

    Director:Joe Napolitano
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Strong Medicine Season 2 Episode 7 - Impaired
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    #5 - Impaired

    S2:E7

    An Alzheimer's patient attempts to maintain custody of her 15-year-old son with Down syndrome, and a domestic diva puts the health of her unborn child at risk.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Strong Medicine Season 2 Episode 10 - Zol Zein Gezint
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    #6 - Zol Zein Gezint

    S2:E10

    A patient of Dana's gives birth to twins — one baby is black, the other is white. And Lu suspects that a woman with chronic back pain is addicted to prescription drugs.

    Director:Michael Nankin
    Writer:Yahlin Chang

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  7. Strong Medicine Season 2 Episode 21 - Trauma
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Trauma

    S2:E21

    Lu copes with the trauma of being raped by devoting her thoughts to a patient who accidentally overdosed on over-the-counter cough medicine. Dana, meanwhile, grudgingly turns to Dr. Kilner for advice about a pregnant woman with colon cancer.

    Director:Joe Napolitano
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Strong Medicine Season 3 Episode 6 - Discharged
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    #8 - Discharged

    S3:E6

    Dana tries to win custody of an HIV-infected baby, even though becoming its full-time caregiver will end her career; a transsexual patient tries to win custody of a child, and Lu treats a homeless woman who has epilepsy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Strong Medicine Season 3 Episode 9 - Family History
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    #9 - Family History

    S3:E9

    Andy goes beyond the call of duty to expedite the Food and Drug Administration's approval of a drug that could help Robert's wife, who has multiple sclerosis. Also, Andy intervenes when a family is accused of endangering the life of their young daughter. Meanwhile, a woman with terminal lung cancer claims to be Lu's half-sister.

    Director:Martha Mitchell
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Strong Medicine Season 3 Episode 10 - House Calls
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    #10 - House Calls

    S3:E10

    When an old colleague with a breast lump calls for Andy's help—from space, of all places—the former Army colonel is at full attention. At the speed of light, she mobilizes both her hospital and NASA troops to perform a biopsy and, eventually, the removal of a growth. Back on Earth, Lu tries to help a pregnant woman with breast cancer make the delivery of her child—and the removal of the tumor—the happiest day of her life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laura Wolner

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  11. Strong Medicine Season 3 Episode 14 - Poison
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    #11 - Poison

    S3:E14

    Lu faces the horrifying memory of her rape when a patient turns to her for help in dealing with her brother, a convicted sex offender. When Andy's patient displays baffling, life-threatening symptoms, Andy suspects foul play.

    Director:Jan Eliasberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Strong Medicine Season 3 Episode 16 - PMS, Lies and Red Tape
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    #12 - PMS, Lies and Red Tape

    S3:E16

    Andy returns to the Army for reserve duty and helps a woman with post polio syndrome (PPS). Sparks fly for Lu when she is reunited with an old friend whose mother is one of her patients. And when Lana asks if the guy was the ""first"" one Lu answers saying he was the only one.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Strong Medicine Season 3 Episode 17 - Orders
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    #13 - Orders

    S3:E17

    Andy is forced to confront her father after discovering that he has a degenerative nerve condition that could threaten his independence; Lu treats a pregnant woman whom she subsequently discovers is under investigation in connection with several unexplained infant deaths.

    Director:Philip Casnoff
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Strong Medicine Season 3 Episode 19 - Intensive Care
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    #14 - Intensive Care

    S3:E19

    Dr. Campbell's husband hits her and she kicks him out of their house.

    Director:Jan Eliasberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Strong Medicine Season 3 Episode 20 - Addicted to Love
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    #15 - Addicted to Love

    S3:E20

    Andy Campbell's kids miss their dad and want to know when he is coming home. Dr. Campbell has a hard time telling the kids why there dad moved out. Les Campbell has a hard time watching his temper. Andy isn't sure Jesse & Lizzy should know.

    Director:Joanna Kerns
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Strong Medicine Season 3 Episode 21 - Degeneration
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    #16 - Degeneration

    S3:E21

    Academy Award-winning actress Rita Moreno guest stars in this episode of ""Strong Medicine,"" airing March 9, 2003 on LIFETIME Television. Moreno plays a street doctor treating patients who don't have the financial means to obtain medical treatment. Dr. Delgado makes a point of checking on her when she suspects the doctor may be growing senile. Later, Lu becomes frantic when she learns that a building has collapsed and her fire fighting boyfriend is unaccounted for while Andy counsels parents who are forced to make an extremely difficult medical decision about which of their two children should have lifesaving surgery

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Strong Medicine Season 4 Episode 1 - The Hero Heart
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    #17 - The Hero Heart

    S4:E1

    In a surprise twist following the suspenseful season finale cliffhanger, Mickey jumped in front of Lu and took the bullet for her; saving her life. Lu quickly rushes him to the hospital but little can be done to save his life besides putting him on a respiratory machine. Andy and Bob try to convince Lu to take him off the respirator. While Lu deals with the emotional trauma of Mickey's death, Andy tries to perform an experimental procedure on a baby in a bubble but is interrupted by Bob with news that the FDA has un-approved the procedure. Meanwhile Andy gets herself into a bureaucritical battle when she tries to get a patient who has no health insurance a free heart transplant. Also, Andy must tell Lizzy and Jesse that she and Les are getting a divorce and that he is moving across the country.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Strong Medicine Season 4 Episode 2 - Emergency Contacts
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    #18 - Emergency Contacts

    S4:E2

    Lu faces the doctor that raped her when he needs surgery that can save his life. Peter goes out with a woman who has terminal diabetes.

    Director:Joe Napolitano
    Writer:James Stanley

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  19. Strong Medicine Season 4 Episode 5 - Breathing Lessons
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Breathing Lessons

    S4:E5

    Lu fears that a little girl who keeps getting injured might be being physically abused by her dad. Andy suspects her nanny is stealing valuables from the house. Peter gets through to an insensitive husband of a pregnant woman about the pains of carrying a baby.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Strong Medicine Season 4 Episode 7 - Vaccinations
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    #20 - Vaccinations

    S4:E7

    A smallpox vaccine for a hospital worker leads to life-threatening complications for her child. Also, Andy helps a premature baby unknowingly save the life of her mother.

    Director:Allison Liddi-Brown
    Writer:James Stanley

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  21. Strong Medicine Season 4 Episode 8 - Temperature's Rising
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    #21 - Temperature's Rising

    S4:E8

    As a heat wave hits Philadelphia, Andy & the staff will need to get used to its disaster plan to cope with heat wave. Claire a patient of Dr. Campbell is told she will develop Alzheimer's disease within 10 years, she also wants to have a baby. Andy & tells her kids about Dr. Morton, her kids question why she can't make time for kids. Clare worries that her kids might have the gene PGD (the gene that leads to finding Alzheimer's early.) A young girl with Down's Syndrome tells Lu she shot a girl to get in a gang. The mother later tells Lu that she had her 16 year old (with Downs Syndrome) confess to the crime to protect her sister who actually committed the crime.

    Director:Joe Napolitano
    Writer:Laura Wolner

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  22. Strong Medicine Season 4 Episode 9 - Speculum for a Heavyweight
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    #22 - Speculum for a Heavyweight

    S4:E9

    Dr. Campbell files for divorce from her husband while battling a cough. Lu tries to stop a boxer from fighting her next match. Lu tries to get Andy to look at her but she thinks it's just allergies. Andy treats Blain who doesn't feel good. Lou looks at Lyla who has SIS (Second Impact Syndrome) and wants Lyla to stop boxing because her next match could kill her. Lu heads to the boxing ring to ask Lyla to stop and doesn't listen. Blain learns she has ATL (Adult T-Cell Leukemia.) Lu tries to track down Andy's chest x-ray thinking she may have Lung Cancer. Dr. Campbell learns she has lung infection.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Strong Medicine Season 4 Episode 11 - Maternal Mirrors
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    #23 - Maternal Mirrors

    S4:E11

    When a patient of Andy's takes a turn for the worse under Lu's watchful eye, the two doctors butt heads over whether proper procedure was followed. Meanwhile, Andy questions whether or not she can trust her oldest daughter. Also, when Andy and Morton try an experimental xenotransplant (using the heart of a chimpanzee), Peter questions the rights of the animal.

    Director:Jerry London
    Writer:Ethlie Ann Vare

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  24. Strong Medicine Season 4 Episode 12 - Jeaneology
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    #24 - Jeaneology

    S4:E12

    Andy and Lu put their heads together when each of their patients show signs of being poisoned. It appears their exposure to chemicals may turn out to have more to do with where they shop. Lu tries to mediate between an alcoholic and the daughter offering a piece of her liver for transplant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:James Stanley

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  25. Strong Medicine Season 4 Episode 13 - Skin
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    #25 - Skin

    S4:E13

    After Andy saves the life of a gunshot-wound victim, she and Robert must decide whether to accept a donation to the health center from the patient's less-than-reputable father. Meanwhile, Lu helps a breast cancer survivor to overcome her fears about body image and dating after a mastectomy. Also, while planning Jesse's Sweet Sixteen birthday party, Andy must come to grips with the impending financial limitations that her divorce will place on her family. When one of Andy's patients suffers from a heart attack, she and Lu disagree about the cause.

    Director:Joanna Kerns
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Second Look" is the worst rated episode of "Strong Medicine". It scored 0/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Michael Lange and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/13/2000. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Drug Interactions".