Doctors Blog About the Weirdest Stuff They’ve Removed From Patients

That’s a fragment of a Wendy’s spork that was removed from a man’s throat last year. It is by far the least weird thing that shows up on a new, cringe-inducing list of bizarre things doctors have extracted from patients.

Sermo, a members-only website for doctors, asked its doctor users to post about the strangest things they had ever pulled out of their patients. Then, they published some of the weirdest on their public blog. They are very weird, and probably mentally not safe for work. Here are some noteworthy ones, in ascending order of how much they disturbed me:

Allergist & Immunologist:

I once retrieved a plastic helicopter from a child’s nose. … Continue Reading

Apple Reportedly Testing Proximity-Aware iPhone Prototypes

Apple’s recent hiring of Benjamin Vigier, an expert in near field communications, led many to wonder if the next iPhone could also be our next wallet. According to TechCrunch, Apple’s already testing prototypes of just such a proximity-aware iPhone.

According to TechCrunch’s sources, Apple’s testing contactless payment-capable iPhones equipped with hardware from NXP Semiconductor, suggesting that such functionality is definitely something they’re working on for inclusion in the next iPhone. … Continue Reading

Gizmodo Looking For Star Tech Writer In NYC

Hey guy/gal reading Gizmodo instead of working: We’re hiring a tech writer in NYC. You need between 1-5 years experience, but more importantly you should be able to write like mad and know and love/hate/understand technology.

Full-time Responsibilities include:
• Writing morning posts. Fast, thoroughly and creatively.
• Taking meetings with companies. Quickly! More quickly than the PR people want you to!
• Reporting from the field. As fast and perfectly as humanly possible.
• Reviews … Continue Reading