I am a MD and a medical reporter, and I have been working as a staff reporter at Focus, Die Zeit and STERN, three major weekly print media in Germany. As a fellow of the International Journalism Program (www.ijp.org), I have also worked for REFORMA, one of the major newspapers in Mexico. Currently, I am pursuing a Master in Specialized Journalism at USC Annenberg, focussing on neuroscience, global health, and multimedia storytelling. I write articles in German, Spanish, and English. I'm a California Endowment Health Journalism fellow this year (2010).

Articles

Hollywood: Glamour and Health

<p>Kristin Molini has five reasons to celebrate this year. The 22-year-old is recovering after five organ transplants – liver, stomach, pancreas, and small and largeintestines. Only 300 similar interventions have been performed worldwide. The story – reported in the New York Daily News this January – could be the script for a movie. It could be an episode of a TV series, it could, most importantly, get people interestedin organ donation, giving them information about the importance of the procedure.</p>