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I wonder if organizations with a living founder who has a specific disease are more effective at investing for cures. Michael J Fox helps cures Parkinson’s: h
by melling 7y ago
I wonder if organizations with a living founder who has a specific disease are more effective at investing for cures.
Michael J Fox helps cures Parkinson’s:
https://www.michaeljfox.org/ https://www.michaeljfox.org/
Augie Nieto with ALS:
https://augiesquest.org/ https://augiesquest.org/
- RealityVoid 7y agoReminded me of this comment I encountered on HN [1]. Leo Szilard invented his own Cobalt 60 treatment and cured himself [2] [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11334660 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11334660 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Szilard#Cancer_diagnosis_and_treatment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Szilard#Cancer_diagnosis_a...