Christian Weymayr

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Christian Weymayr (* 1961 ) is a German author and science and medical journalist.

Career

Weymayr studied biology in Regensburg and Hamburg. He received his doctorate in 1993 from the University of Hamburg on the subject of "Structural investigations on snail galactans using monoclonal antibodies and sequential Smith degradation". He was a junior editor at Die Zeit , medical editor at Ergo and responsible editor at the science media service. Weymayr worked as a freelance science and medical journalist from 1998 to 2014. During this time he was the editor of research magazine at Bayer AG and wrote as a freelance editor for brand eins . Weymayr later specialized increasingly in the area of ​​patient information. He is the author of numerous publications on medical topics and a sought-after expert. Weymayr is a lecturer in medical journalism at the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences in Gelsenkirchen. He lives in Herne and is involved in a theater group in his free time.

engagement

Since 2009 Weymayr committed to the individual health monitor , since 2015 as project manager and co-founder and consultant for the Media Doctor , a portal for journalistic reports. Weymayr was also involved in the development of the interactive decision support tool DecisionCube . He is part of the Good Practice Health Information working group in the German Evidence-Based Medicine Network . Weymeyr is a member of the Science Council of the Society for the Scientific Investigation of Parasciences and in the Münsteraner Kreis .

Publications (selection)

  • Christian Weymayr, Klaus Koch: The myth of cancer prevention - harm and benefit of early detection. Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 2003, ISBN 978-3821839509
  • Christian Weymayr: Hippocrates, Dr. Röntgen & Co. - famous pioneers of medicine. Bloomsbury Children's & Youth Books, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-8270-5169-1
  • Mammography Cooperation Group, German Cancer Research Center - Cancer Information Service (Ed.): Mammography Screening - Early Detection of Breast Cancer, What You Should Know About It An information brochure for women. 2nd Edition. German Cancer Research Center, Cancer Information Service, Heidelberg 2009.
  • Christian Weymayr, Helge Ritter: Robots - what our helpers of tomorrow can already do today. Bloomsbury Children's & Youth Books, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-8270-5360-2
  • Christian Weymayr, Nicole Heissmann: The homeopathy lie - so dangerous is the theory of white spheres. Piper, Munich, Zurich 2012, ISBN 978-3-492-05536-9 .
  • "Oncology Guideline Program" of the Working Group of the Scientific Medical Associations eV, the German Cancer Society eV and the German Cancer Aid eV (Ed.): Melanoma - a guide for patients. Office of the guideline program oncology, Berlin 2014.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GWUP - The Skeptics - Dr. Christian Weymayr. Retrieved June 10, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Specimen copy DNB 930562631 at the German National Library .
  3. ↑ mdr.de: What use is paid early detection? - Interview with Dr. Christian Weymayr | MDR.DE. Retrieved June 10, 2019 .
  4. ^ Eva Voss: Dr. Christian Weymayr, Journalist: Homeopathy: The Critic. Retrieved June 10, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Individual health services - benefits often doubtful. Accessed June 10, 2019 (German).
  6. ↑ Harald Neuber: "Homeopathy is institutionalized belief in spirits". Retrieved June 10, 2019 .
  7. ↑ a b c Weymayr. Retrieved June 10, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Ute Eickenbusch: Medical journalist Christian Weymayr writes a comedy. June 28, 2014, accessed June 10, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Who prepares the reports? | Media Doctor Health. Accessed June 10, 2019 (German).
personal data
SURNAME Weymayr, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author and science and medical journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1961