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.

To better protect kids, the CPSC in 2022 set strict rules on the size and strength of loose magnets. The agency banned small ...

"If magnets are accessible to children, some children will inevitably ingest them, leading to a wide range of severe ...

Rebecca McCarthy, aged two, needed hours of emergency surgery and had her intestines temporarily removed after swallowing 14 ...

Prof Hall said: "Our study reveals that 300 children and young people are being hospitalised each year in the UK after ingesting magnets.

Parents are being warned against buying toys containing magnets after new data revealed that hundreds of children have been ...

Doctors have issued advice to parents after hundreds of children were hospitalised from swallowing 'hidden hazards' ...

In light of the study, doctors have warned against a viral social media trend linked to a number of troubling cases involving ...

A MUM has told how her daughter was left fighting for life after swallowing 14 magnetic toy balls. Little Rebecca McCarthy is ...

New research has revealed a worrying spike in A&E admissions, with around 300 kids treated in just one year after swallowing ...

A MUM has revealed how her daughter was left fighting for her life after swallowing magnetic balls, as figures show around 300 children ...