Stanford has a doctor who pioneered putting stem cells in the brains of people who have had strokes, and the success is amazing. This technique requires getting stem cells, and squirting it into the brain, not even on the exact location. The surgery itself requires cutting a small hole in the skull, endless a sterile surgical theater. If this technique can be streamlined, this could save insurance companies an incredible amount of money, bring people who are currently unable to work back to being able to be taxpayers, and as a side note, it would also be hugely altruistic, a benefit to the lives both of the people with strokes, and to their families and caretakers.
The major downside would be that paid caretakers would have to find other work. But with the nurse shortage, that should not be a major drawback.
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