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We are used to hearing about medical breakthroughs: new science; new... We are used to hearing about medical breakthroughs: new science; new medicines; new treatments. But the healthcare most people receive most often is remarkably old fashioned. Injections and fixing broken bones seems to be brutally unchanged by time.

The deadly virus devastating West Africa likely will make it across the Atlantic, but the U.S. is better able to deal with it.

In this activity, students explore ethical issues related to fighting infection. Students learn about the science involved and the associated ethical dilemmas. They have opportunities to discuss and deliberate before making their own decision that they can justify.