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> Does the U.S. medical field need a more diverse group of doctors? Editorial

> A new housing study finds that many healthcare workers in metropolitan areas are unable to afford homes. Report

> Taiwanese researchers have developed a new method for providing insulin to diabetics. Instead of injecting insulin, the standard delivery method, they developed tiny spheres made from shrimp cells that could survive the acid in the stomach and would pass through the small intestine, delivering the insulin into the blood. Report

> Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have reported significant progress in demonstrating the utility of a new type of cholesterol therapy. Report

> The latest revelations on new sources of versatile adult stem cells, like those found in amniotic fluid, are likely to become a major point of contention among conservative lawmakers, who are lining up against a Democratic initiative aimed at changing the restrictive policies of the federal government for underwriting stem cell research. Report

> Stock pickers like Big Biotech for '07. Report

And Finally… Cancer-killing viruses head to the clinic. Report