Seasons & Episodes
Pilot
Dr. Lu Delgado is running out of money to run her free clinic by herself. When Lu goes to prestigious Rittenhouse Hospit
Preexisting Conditions
As Dana & begin to work together, Dana has to tell a surrogate couple that their unborn baby has a defect that will caus
Misconceptions
Dana treats an HIV positive patient of Lu's when Lu is out of the clinic and learns that his mother took him off the HIV
Second Look
Dana's former beauty queen patient doesn't think her husband finds her attractive and insists on having extensive plasti
Performance Anxiety
Lu coaches a teenage basketball team and is troubled when a player faints at a game. She later finds traces of steroids
Drug Interactions
Dana has big problem on her hands when Susan Jackson comes to the hospital with bruises. Dana wonders if Robert Jackson
Do No Harm
After a councilwoman comes to the clinic to see Dr. Dana Stowe, Lu Delgado is trying to get gang members who are angry a
Miracle Cure
When a command pilot learns she has a brain disorder she must learn to cope with not being able to fly a plane anymore.
Dependency
Dana goes underground to help the wife of a high-powered real estate developer whose financial grip on his spouse is mak
BRCA1
It's Breast Cancer Awareness Weekend at the Rittenhouse Hospital Women's Clinic, where Lu (Rosa Blasi), Lana (Jenifer Le
BRCA2
Dana takes a leave from the clinic to help her mother through a double mastectomy. Lu's impromptu safe-sex speech at a p
Brainchild
A woman's advanced Parkinson's disease forces Dana and Robert to decide whether to perform a controversial fetal cell tr
Second Opinion
Lu (Rosa Blasi) and Dana (Janine Turner) intervene when a woman with a controversial bone and muscle disease is denied h
Side Effects
A mother- and father-to-be clash over whether or not to allow Dana to perform in utero surgery to correct a birth defect
Blessed Events
It's Christmas at Rittenhouse Hospital. A woman engaged to be married finds out she's pregnant — even though she'
Fix
A journalist comes in with an infection on her foot and Dana(Janine Turner)realizes that she is actually a closet heroin
Maternity
Environmental toxins in a low-income housing unit trigger early menopause in one of its 25-year-old residents. A new mot
Complications
When a 12-year-old girl is diagnosed with oral gonorrhea, she tells Lu (Rosa Blasi) that she got it from her teacher. La
Childcare
Dana Stowe must help a family consider if they should take Scarlett off of life support because of the disease she has.
Drugstore Cowgirl
Dana cares for a dying patient who has been disguising herself as a man in order to fulfill her calling to the priesthoo
Wednesday Night Fever
It's an all-nighter for Lu at Rittenhouse — and there's not a moment's rest. Robert's wife, Susan, is back in the
Mortality
A mother goes on a hunger strike in the hopes of saving her son from being executed. And when something goes wrong in th
Donors
The second season begins with Dana and Lu at odds over the fate of a dead college student's fertilized eggs. The day is
Adverse Reactions
After denying employment to a candidate who is both overqualified and overweight, Robert faces off against a civil-right
Gray Matter
Dana's bedside manner is put to the ultimate test when a former high-school rival comes to her for treatment. A nurse co
History
Lu travels to Puerto Rico, where her beloved grandmother urgently needs a bone-marrow transplant to survive. As the head
Attachments
The parents of conjoined twins refuse to have them surgically separated, even though that means they may both die. Lu su
Relief
Philadelphia baseball fans blame Dana when the home team loses a crucial playoff game. Lu cares for a piano prodigy with
Impaired
An Alzheimer's patient attempts to maintain custody of her 15-year-old son with Down syndrome, and a domestic diva puts
Rebirth
A woman hoping to form a maternal bond with her adopted teenage daughter ignores Dana's advice and proceeds with plans t
Control Group
Robert's wife's battle with MS becomes more difficult, so he asks Dana to try a new experimental drug on her. Lu treats
Zol Zein Gezint
A patient of Dana's gives birth to twins — one baby is black, the other is white. And Lu suspects that a woman wi
Systemic
Dana debates whether she should risk her relationship with Nick to comfort a terminally ill flame from her past, while L
Accidents
Dana waits for Nick to decide when they will get married, and treats a figure skater who's determined to compete in the
Silent Epidemic
Dana suspects an Amish woman is infected with mad-cow disease; and Lu treats Lana for a sexual dysfunction stemming from
Hot Flash
A pregnant and very ill pro-life politician has her principles put to the ultimate test when the only treatment that wil
Bloodwork
Dana counsels a woman and her emotionally distant son, who are both being treated for lead poisoning. Also, Lu goes to b
Black 'n' Flu
Lu's return to her college alma mater is marred by an outbreak of meningitis. At the clinic, Dana develops symptoms sugg
Precautions
Dana is troubled when a patient requests new breast implants immediately after her first ones rupture. Elsewhere, Lu fea
Shock
Striking nurses send the hospital into chaos, forcing Dana to withhold an experimental treatment for a dying baby. Also,
Type and Cross
The Rittenhouse doctors cope with a blood shortage in Philadelphia. Dana helps a patient who unknowingly contracted hepa
Rape Kit
Lu is raped by Rittenhouse's star surgeon — but he insists that the sex was consensual. Meanwhile, Dana attempts
Trauma
Lu copes with the trauma of being raped by devoting her thoughts to a patient who accidentally overdosed on over-the-cou
Recovery Time
Lu tries to cope with the aftershocks of her rape, she finds her life spinning out of control. Her rage causes Robert to
Positive
As Dana's upcoming birthday makes her decide to seek a volunteer sperm donor so that she can have a child, she is confro
Outcomes
When Dana's attorneys make Peter's being a sperm donor difficult, Dana considers getting pregnant the old-fashioned way.
Stages
Although it is now several months since she was raped, Lu is still reluctant when a cute paramedic asks her out on a dat
Heartbeat
A teenage cancer patient refuses to continue chemotherapy, Dana makes preparations for what she assumes will be her fort
Compassionate Release
Hospital executives approach Dana to perform a risky procedure to save an unborn child's life; Lu treats a prison inmate
Discharged
Dana tries to win custody of an HIV-infected baby, even though becoming its full-time caregiver will end her career; a t
Admissions
Lu has plenty of opinions when it comes to deciding on Dana's replacement, but she soon learns that Dr. Robert Jackson,
Contraindications
It's Andy Campbell's official first day as co-head of the Rittenhouse Women's Health Clinic. But before she can go in an
Family History
Andy goes beyond the call of duty to expedite the Food and Drug Administration's approval of a drug that could help Robe
House Calls
When an old colleague with a breast lump calls for Andy's help—from space, of all places—the former Army c
Flesh and Blood
Strange things are brewing at Rittenhouse. A patient seeks Lu's treatment for what appears to be a simple rash; but upon
Blush
A local politician hot on the campaign trail needs Andy's help to remain cool under pressure. Her issue? She wants to st
Deterioration
Trouble hits home when Andy suspects that her daughter has an eating disorder. On the job, the doctor doubts herself whe
Poison
Lu faces the horrifying memory of her rape when a patient turns to her for help in dealing with her brother, a convicted
The Philadelphia Chromosome
Lu goes up against the government when one of her patients turns out to be a suspected terrorist. Meanwhile, Andy treats
PMS, Lies and Red Tape
Andy returns to the Army for reserve duty and helps a woman with post polio syndrome (PPS). Sparks fly for Lu when she i
Orders
Andy is forced to confront her father after discovering that he has a degenerative nerve condition that could threaten h
Blocked Lines
Dr. Campbell's diagnosis of the first local case of West Nile Virus causes a near panic in the community; Lu tries to he
Intensive Care
Dr. Campbell's husband hits her and she kicks him out of their house.
Addicted to Love
Andy Campbell's kids miss their dad and want to know when he is coming home. Dr. Campbell has a hard time telling the ki
Degeneration
Academy Award-winning actress Rita Moreno guest stars in this episode of ""Strong Medicine,"" airing March 9, 2003 on LI
Risk
Andy helps Jesse cope having back surgery and trying to set things right between her husband. Lu tries to figure out ho
The Hero Heart
In a surprise twist following the suspenseful season finale cliffhanger, Mickey jumped in front of Lu and took the bulle
Emergency Contacts
Lu faces the doctor that raped her when he needs surgery that can save his life. Peter goes out with a woman who has ter
Heartbeats and Deadbeats
Andy and Milo treat a woman with an enlarged heart and conflict about what surgery to perform on her. Lu gets angry wit
Rash Decisions
Andy finds out that a TV chef has leperachy when she develops a rash. Lu must decide between avenging Mickey's death and
Breathing Lessons
Lu fears that a little girl who keeps getting injured might be being physically abused by her dad. Andy suspects her nan
Misdiagnosis Murder
Lu faces an ethical dilemma about her doctor/patient confidentiality when an abused, pregnant woman appears to be missin
Vaccinations
A smallpox vaccine for a hospital worker leads to life-threatening complications for her child. Also, Andy helps a prema
Temperature's Rising
As a heat wave hits Philadelphia, Andy & the staff will need to get used to its disaster plan to cope with heat wave. Cl
Speculum for a Heavyweight
Dr. Campbell files for divorce from her husband while battling a cough. Lu tries to stop a boxer from fighting her next
Bad Liver
When Lu's (Rosa Blasi) patient receives a desperately needed transplant, Andy (Patricia Richardson) has designs on the d
Maternal Mirrors
When a patient of Andy's takes a turn for the worse under Lu's watchful eye, the two doctors butt heads over whether pro
Jeaneology
Andy and Lu put their heads together when each of their patients show signs of being poisoned. It appears their exposure
Skin
After Andy saves the life of a gunshot-wound victim, she and Robert must decide whether to accept a donation to the heal
Love and Let Die
Lu helps a terminally ill patient's family deal with the complicated issues surrounding assisted suicide. Meanwhile, whe
Coming Clean
When Andy encounters a young woman with amnesia and her fiance, she must decide which secrets should remain untold. Mean
Prescriptions
A drug company is offering cash to participants testing a new anti-smoking drug and one of Lu's patients has a very favo
Seize the Day
Lu deals with the schizophrenic mother who takes her five year old girl who suffers from epilepsy off of her medications
Ears, Ho's and Threat
An Indian heiress with a deformity turns to Andy for treatment so that her parents can arrange a marriage for her. Thing
Weights and Measures
A friend of Marc's may be being abused by her boyfriend. Lu treats an HIV-infected woman who looks sicker than she is.
The Real World Rittenhouse
Lu treats a young girl for E. Coli who may have contracted E. Coli from eating undercooked food. Lu meets Ben Sanderson,
Identity Crisis
Ben Sanderson wants to cut screening tests for newborns. A patient of Lu's thinks a patient of Andy's is a fugitive but
Quarantine
Lu treats a patient who may SARS the doctors tell patents about SRS as they wait for the lab tests. Ben comforts a pati
Positive Results
Nick is transferred to Manhatten General. Ben's HIV test has a positive result. Also, Ben hires his ex-wife to make up f
Touched by an Idol
Andy tells a famous rock star and a patient to rest and cancel some of her concerts because of fatigue. The rock star in
Omissions
Dr. Campbell treats a patient for what she believes is alcoholism but she won't admit to her drinking problem. The patie
Cape Cancer
Andy and Milo are invited to stay in a beachside cabin owned by a patient of Andy's in a beachside vacation community. T
Fractured
Andy is surprised when ex-husband Les shows up unexpectedly after Lizzy has her knee operated on after a soccer accident
Goodbye Slash Rest in Peace
Andy worries about a patient who continues to ask for surgery to make her breasts perfect even after she has had many su
Healing Touch
Kayla is frustrated when a patient refuses to let her treat her due to her race and her intern status. Andy refuses to
Bleeding Heart
Dr. Campbell is asked to write an endorsement for a new book about female heart health written by a friend and patient.
Prophylactic Measures
Lu is asked to perform physicals for actors and actresses who are shooting ########### videos. She accidentally tells an
Life in the Balance
An estranged sister must work up the courage to ask her Olympic gymnast sibling to donate her liver to save her life. An
Like Cures Like
A victim of a mysterious accident suffers severe brain damage. Kayla, Andy, and the head neurologist at Rittenhouse, alo
Cinderella in Scrubs
Andy diagnoses a patient with uterine cancer. The patient had gone to nine other doctors and all of them had declared he
Body Mass Increase
Lana bets her pink feather pen that she'll sign up more people than a friend will for the Rittenhouse Breast Cancer Walk
Selective Breeding
Lu treats a young patient with Bi-Polar disease which causes her to act hazardously violent. Her mother must decide whet
A Dose of Reality
Lu and Andy treat 3 patients that have similar symptoms but seem to have nothing in common. Meanwhile, Andy must meet fa
Graft
On a stormy Halloween night, a 7 year old girl suffers a serious burn while trick or treating and the only person who co
Code
Andy is considered for the prominent Chief of Surgery position (after the current Chief retires) and discovers a competi
Virgin Birth
With Christmas only a few days away, Lana goes on a frenzy decorating the clinic and organizing a Secret Santa gift exch
Foreign Bodies
Lana finds a crafty way to help one of Lu's patients, a construction worker with a brain tumor, raise enough money for a
First Response
In a special episode of Strong Medicine, the Rittenhouse Hospital Emergency Medical Services team is introduced. EMTs Ka
Implants, Transplants, and Cuban Aunts
Andy treats a beauty pageant finalist and finds that she has a shocking disease caused in part by her breast implants th
Cutting The Cord
Andy must face the questions of people opposed to her becoming Surgeon General while she struggles to get Senate confirm
New Blood
Lu meets Andy 's replacement, Dr. Dylan West, an obnoxious man she worked with when she was an intern as they struggle
Feeling No Pain
Lu tries to find out why a young patient has mysterious bruises on her body. Lu suspects the mother of child abuse whi
Clinical Risk
After a policewoman uses a stun gun to discipline an 11-year-old boy with behavioral problems, Lu takes a special intere
Differentials
Dying Inside
The Y Factor
Paternity Test
Infectious Love
Gunshot Wedding
Family Business
Broken Hearts
It Takes a Clinic
Agony and Ecstasy
Chief Complaints
Promising Treatment
Rhythm of the Heart
We Wish You a Merry Cryst-Meth
My Sister, My Doctor, Myself
Unorthodox Treatment
Baby BOOM!
Dr. Thornton Hears A Who?
Special Delivery
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