It’s a macabre medical tale updated for our modern day. In a case report out today, doctors describe how a young boy in New Zealand was hospitalized and required surgery after he ingested dozens of small magnets—magnets allegedly bought off the popular, China-based marketplace Temu. Surgeons detailed the strange events in the New Zealand Medical […]
Kids Around the World Are Still Swallowing Magnets at an Alarming Rate
Young children often put things in their mouths that they shouldn’t. Even seemingly harmless objects, such as toys, could have components small enough for a baby to swallow—such as magnets. Despite an increase in regulations, thousands of children around the world are still swallowing magnets. In a sweeping international review, researchers from the University of […]