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 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 Wyze 47c smart watch has a battery strong enough to last nine days. But its magnets can foul up a user's internal heart device. Same goes for most Apple products, both companies acknowledge.

With stronger magnets becoming a more common fixture in the latest smartphones and consumer electronics, medical researchers have been exploring their potential effects on cardiac implants. The ...

Over one million people in Spain live with pacemakers, ICDs or cardiac resynchronisation devices. The introduction of the ...

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.

Watchdog readers praise and condemn a report on how some smartwatches and other electronic devices can harm wearers of pacemakers. Karl Mondon - Bay Area News Group / Tribune Content Agency My story ...

My ICD actually emits a loud, ear piercing beep for about 5 seconds whenever it encounters a magnetic field strong enough to disable it. My original Pixel has never done this, even when placed ...

Headphones used with MP3 digital music players like the iPod may interfere with heart pacemakers and implantable defibrillators, U.S. researchers said Sunday. The MP3 players themselves posed no ...

A Mean Scoil an Chlochair transition year project is shining a light on the realities of living with a pacemaker and ...