Magnets are found all over the place. They hold items on the refrigerator while also holding the door shut. Our banking cards have magnetic strips — as do speakers, motors, and automatic doors.

ATLANTA — At least one U.S. child has died and 19 others have needed surgery since 2003 after swallowing magnets used in toys, the government reported Thursday. Most of those cases were believed to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Nationwide Children’s doctor is raising the alarm about something that is increasingly sending kids to the emergency room, and in some cases, threatening their lives. The ...

As a pediatrician, Dr. Rebecca Smith from UPMC has seen her fair share of ingested items among children. Coins are the most common and don’t cause much disruption to a child’s body. In comparison, ...

Thousands of young children worldwide are still swallowing magnets despite an increase in regulations, finds a review of the available evidence, published online in the journal Injury Prevention. With ...

Pura Scents is recalling more than 850,000 diffusers because some magnets may detach and cause a possible ingestion hazard to children. The company is recalling about 851,400 Pura 4 Smart Home ...

Hundreds of children were admitted to hospital for swallowing magnets in a single year including several taking part in a social media trend, new research has found. A study by the University of ...