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 2013 photo of “Buckyballs,” a common magnetic toy product that could cause serious harm when ingested by children. Photo: Carolyn Kaster (AP) Recent research provides a clear example of the dangers ...

Over the course of little more than a month, we removed 54 tiny toy magnets from the digestive systems of four children. They were lucky: Despite invasive procedures and operations to repair holes in ...