KSHB: Doctors warn iPhone 12 magnets may disable implantable defibrillators, pacemakers

Doctors warn strong magnets in the iPhone 12 can disable an implanted defibrillator or pacemaker, which could pose a risk to patients.

KSHB talked to Dr. Sanjaya Gupta, cardiologist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, about what patients with implantable medical devices should do.

Watch the full story below.

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