Grey’s Anatomy – Not Just A Pretty Face.
September 22, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Exposed!, Health, Media, Prevention
If you think that Grey’s Anatomy is all about McDreamy, McSteamy, and the rest of the gang, think again. Turns out that along with a healthy dose of ‘pretty faces’ we are also being subjected to and absorbing health awareness messages.
The degree to which we absorb these messages was measured recently by researchers from the Kaiser Family Foundation. They met with Grey’s Anatomy writers and staff and created a storyline that focused on a pregnant HIV-positive woman who initially demands an abortion, fearing she will pass the virus that causes AIDS to her child. During this episode, she finds out …read more
