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Department: Psychiatry
Karen F. Heffler, MD, is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Drexel University College of Medicine.
“Children under age 2 should be forbidden screen time and TV, according to this country” New York Post (September 2, 2024)
“Kids’ screen time should be cut to this surprisingly low number of hours a week, experts say” New York Post (July 15, 2024)
"Doctor Radio’" segment about television exposure and child development. SiriusXM "Doctor Radio’" (June 12, 2024)
Early screen exposure associated with atypical sensory processing Healio (January 23, 2024)
“Screen time for kids under 2 linked to sensory differences in toddlerhood: Study” Good Morning America (January 8, 2024) Also appeared in KPVI-TV, Earth.com, MedicalResearch.com, New York Post, WGN-TV, Newsweek, PsyPost, HealthDay
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Announces Recent CURE Grant Recipients (August 14, 2023)
* This physician's clinical practice is independent of Drexel University.