Actor, author and advocate Michael J. Fox has been awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor.
On Jan. 4, Fox received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of his efforts in Parkinson’s disease research with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF).
President Biden presented the medal in a White House ceremony, which honors individuals who have made "exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal...