A 13-year-old boy was admitted to hospital after four days of abdominal pain – when he then admitted to doctors that he'd swallowed 80-100 small, high-powered magnets a week earlier. X-rays revealed ...

A 13-year-old boy was hospitalized after eating dozens of high-powered magnets, according to a recently published case report in the New Zealand Medical Journal. The boy lost part of his bowel as a ...

A 13-year-old boy in New Zealand was hospitalized after swallowing dozens of high-powered magnets, ultimately losing part of his bowel, according to a recent case report in the New Zealand Medical ...

A boy who swallowed up to 100 high-powered magnets purchased online has undergone major surgery to remove them. After four days of stomach pain, the 13-year-old boy was admitted to Tauranga Hospital ...

Despite more safety rules, kids around the world continue swallowing magnets, and the United States tops the list. Magnet swallowing has posed a danger to kids in the U.S. for over a decade.

A federal appeals court voted two to one to overturn a ban on the sale of tiny, high-powered magnets in the United States, Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News reports. Here’s what you should know. 1.