Speaking of pacemakers, reminds me of
this
Quote:
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Dr. Lampe says. Second, doctors only reprogram these devices in close proximity to the patient — not remotely
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Which is a bold statement considering a few years earlier,
this occurred
and lessons were clearly not learned as shown
by this
If I had a pace maker, I'd be probably be more worried about some idiots thinking it's a laugh to do something stupid, than about magnets in devices which I'd either know to stay clear of or not risk placing anywhere near my chest until I knew for sure it wasn't in any way magnetic
What would make good research though is to find out if patients with pace makers are putting devices known to contain magnets on their chests and making sure they're very aware of the implications. From that pov it's a news worthy story just to remind people.