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 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 ...

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 ...

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.