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The Worst Episodes of Strong Medicine

The lives of staff in the womens' health clinic of a fictitious hospital in Philadelphia.

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  1. Background image for Zol Zein Gezint
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    #1 - 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.

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    #2 - 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.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #4 - 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.

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    Director:Jan Eliasberg
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - 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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - Heartbeats and Deadbeats

    S4:E3

    Andy and Milo treat a woman with an enlarged heart and conflict about what surgery to perform on her. Lu gets angry with Marc after he stays out until after midnight and insists that she babysit him until he is more responsible. Andy tells a sexually active elderly woman that she has HIV. Lu finds out about a terrible hospital error when trying to find a matching bone marrow for a young leukemia patient. Lana and Peter search the inner city for a woman whose aorta could burst at any time and face some frustrating difficulties.

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    #7 - Seize the Day

    S4:E17

    Lu deals with the schizophrenic mother who takes her five year old girl who suffers from epilepsy off of her medications in favor of a ""ketogenic diet"" which has stopped all the seizures. Additionally, Andy and Lu have a friendly competition when each one of their patients is studying for a spelling bee. Andy also has to adjust to spending her first Christmas holiday without the kids.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Code

    S5:E17

    Andy is considered for the prominent Chief of Surgery position (after the current Chief retires) and discovers a competitor bribing members of the board which is going to decide on a replacement. In the midst of this, she must decide whether or not to perform a potentially career-hurting dangerous surgery on a pregnant woman run over by an SUV driver talking on their cell phone. Meanwhile, Lu battles a company that wants to take her financially-deprived patient's cells to find a cure for leukemia without paying her. Also, Lana finds romance over dog residue.

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    Director:Jan Eliasberg
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - Virgin Birth

    S5:E18

    With Christmas only a few days away, Lana goes on a frenzy decorating the clinic and organizing a Secret Santa gift exchange. However, when a plan to set up Peter and Kayla backfires, she has a lot of explaining to do. Meanwhile, Lu delivers a virgin surrogate mother's baby but when the parents find out something about the baby, they do the unthinkable. Also, Andy must find a young girl who may die if she doesn't get treated for a deadly disease she may have.

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    #10 - Foreign Bodies

    S5:E19

    Lana finds a crafty way to help one of Lu's patients, a construction worker with a brain tumor, raise enough money for a necessary surgery. Andy treats a woman who needs to have surgery to save her life. However, the woman refuses to have the surgery performed until she meets her first grandchild, who is about to be born in Paris. Peter tries to find the father of a patient's child.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #11 - First Response

    S5:E20

    In a special episode of Strong Medicine, the Rittenhouse Hospital Emergency Medical Services team is introduced. EMTs Kate and Zach are attacked while trying to save a young girl's life, figure out the motive behind it, and reach a dubious resolution. Then, a multiple vehicle accident keeps them and Dr. Vanessa Burke, an African American trauma surgeon and Katie's adoptive sister, busy. A chemical spill threatens the lives of those in the accident and a guilty driver makes an impulsive decision. Meanwhile, a pre-teen in the accident needs a transplant and Katie and Lu search homeless shelters for a match. Even after they find one, they still face some difficulties. Vanessa amputates the legs of a man who begged her to let him die and must convince him that life without legs is still worth living.

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    Director:Rob Lieberman
    Writer:Tammy Ader
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    #12 - New Blood

    S6:E1

    Lu meets Andy 's replacement, Dr. Dylan West, an obnoxious man she worked with when she was an intern as they struggle to save the lives of the many people involved in a train accident. Later, she discovers something shocking while talking to a bipolar patient. The president is in town and the Secret Service makes sure the hospital keeps plenty of B- blood (the president's rare blood type) on hand. Dylan tries to help a pregnant patient make the right decision about a potentially hazardous surgery. Meanwhile, Lu contemplates marrying Jonas while dealing with the obnoxious woman who caused Dr. Jackson to lose his job. Later, the unthinkable happens to Lu and she and those close to her struggle to save her life.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #13 - Feeling No Pain

    S6:E2

    Lu tries to find out why a young patient has mysterious bruises on her body. Lu suspects the mother of child abuse while Dylan suspects the girl's nanny. Meanwhile, Dylan helps a patient try to combat her ####### addiction and when she has strange symptoms, he goes undercover to find out why. Kayla moves in with Lana when she has trouble finding an apartment.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #14 - Clinical Risk

    S6:E3

    After a policewoman uses a stun gun to discipline an 11-year-old boy with behavioral problems, Lu takes a special interest in him and the new technique. Dylan is asked to perform a risky procedure by a multiple sclerosis patient who is willing to risk her life to beat the disease. Kayla finds that a patient has come into contact with the deadly poison ricin and is forced to report it to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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    Director:Oz Scott
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    #15 - Differentials

    S6:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #16 - Dying Inside

    S6:E5

    TBA

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - The Y Factor

    S6:E6

    TBA

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #18 - Paternity Test

    S6:E7

    TBA

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    Director:Unknown
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    #19 - Infectious Love

    S6:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #20 - Gunshot Wedding

    S6:E9

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #21 - Family Business

    S6:E10

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    Director:Unknown
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    #22 - Broken Hearts

    S6:E11

    TBA

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    Director:Unknown
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    #23 - It Takes a Clinic

    S6:E12

    TBA

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    Director:Unknown
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    #24 - Agony and Ecstasy

    S6:E13

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    Director:Unknown
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    #25 - Chief Complaints

    S6:E14

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Zol Zein Gezint" is the worst rated episode of "Strong Medicine". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Michael Nankin and written by Yahlin Chang, it aired on 10/7/2001. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Family History".