In what is probably the creepiest image on the internet comes a lesson as to why we don’t make pregnant women go through a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine. You might have seen a few pictures ...

A 61-year-old man who was wearing a 20-pound chain used for weight training when he was sucked into an MRI scanner while attempting to help his wife off the machine last week has died, according to ...

In July 2025, social media posts claimed a 61-year-old man died after being pulled into an MRI machine while wearing a metal chain. The man was not a patient but walked into the MRI room while a scan ...

Why are MRI machines so noisy, and what stops us making them quieter?

Preparing for a successful MRI screening involves more than just lying still. Certain materials can interact with the strong magnetic field of an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machine, so what you ...