6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Strong Medicine (2000–2006)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Strong Left
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.9
Overview
Dr. Luisa Delgado ran the South Philly Women's Clinic so that poor women could get the medical help they needed. Dr. Dana Stowe did medical research on cancer to help women. Together they now run a women's clinic at Phil...
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Overview
Dr. Luisa Delgado ran the South Philly Women's Clinic so that poor women could get the medical help they needed. Dr. Dana Stowe did medical research on cancer to help women. Together they now run a women's clinic at Phil...
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Strong Left
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing systemic gender discrimination and advocating for social justice and equality within the medical profession.
The series "Strong Medicine" demonstrates a strong commitment to diversity through its intentional casting of women of color in leading roles. Its narrative consistently centers on and critiques systemic issues related to gender, race, and class within healthcare, making DEI themes a fundamental part of its storytelling.
Secondary
Strong Medicine consistently portrayed LGBTQ+ characters and themes with dignity and empathy. Through recurring characters like Dr. Lu Delgado's lesbian sister and various patient storylines, the show addressed issues like discrimination, HIV/AIDS, and same-sex relationships, framing obstacles as external and affirming the worth of queer lives and love.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Strong Medicine is an original television series, meaning all its characters were created for the show without prior canonical or historical gender baselines. Therefore, no gender swaps occurred.
Strong Medicine is an original television series with characters created specifically for the show. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters could have been race-swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
7.1
Critic Ratings
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