The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that strong magnets in some cellphones and smartwatches can interfere with pacemakers and other implanted medical devices. Studies have shown that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has issued a warning to health care providers concerning reports of magnetic interference between breast ...

The FDA is re-upping its public warnings about the need for people to keep their cell phones away from implanted pacemakers and defibrillators—especially because newer smartphones may contain stronger ...

MRI is a superb diagnostic tool that is being used on an increasingly frequent basis. No long-term or irreversible biological effects have been associated with the radiation and magnetic fields, ...

The FDA has published a new report that recommends patients with implanted medical devices such as pacemakers or defibrillators keep smartphones and watches at least six inches away from the implanted ...

The researchers measured the magnetic fields of these devices and found a maximum 1mm from the phone or watch case. At 21 mm (a little over ¾ of an inch), the magnet field was no longer strong enough ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning this past week about the effect that magnets in some cell phones and smartwatches can have on pacemakers and other implanted medical devices.

Implanted cardiac defibrillators are designed to detect an irregular heartbeat and shock the heart back into a normal rhythm. FDA on Thursday warned that when such a device stops working patients "may ...