Bariatric surgery innovation: Magnets replace staples at Summa

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Akron’s Summa Health System is among the first hospitals in Ohio performing a minimally invasive bariatric surgery using small magnets instead of surgery to alter the bowel. The ...
NBC New York

Boy who swallowed 100 magnets has surgery to remove them from his gut

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 ...
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Surgeons remove dozens of magnets from teen's stomach

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 ...
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'They look like little candies': Boerne toddler undergoes emergency surgery after swallowing magnets

BOERNE, Texas — A Boerne toddler is recovering after emergency surgery to remove high-powered magnets from his stomach and intestines, and doctors say quick action likely saved his life.
Austin American-Statesman

Can a magnet help my mental health? How transcranial magnetic stimulation works in Austin.

Three months ago, Forest Adams' health was at "an all-time low," she said. The 22-year-old had to take a leave of absence from working with children with autism to search for something that would work ...