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The Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Judy Finnigan reveals how she lost two stone after she ‘nearly died'
THIS Morning legend Judy Finnigan has revealed she "nearly died" from a ruptured stomach ulcer. The ITV daytime alum recently showed off her slimmed down figure on a day out with her GMB presenter spouse Richard Madeley, 69. 6 6 6 Judy also showcased her svelte look in a floral frock as she turned 77. Yet the broadcaster has now opened up on the terrifying reason behind her new look - and the health scare that proved life-changing. In 2018, Judy needed two life-saving blood transfusions after taking ibuprofen for her knee pain sparked a stomach ulcer. Opening up on the horror incident, which could have seen her "bleed out within an hour" she has told MailOnline: "I nearly died. "Totally out of the blue never experienced anything like it before and hope to god I never will again. "I survived thanks to exceptionally swift arriving and skilled ambulance crew and superb emergency treatment at London's Royal Free Hospital and two major life-saving blood transfusions." Since then, Judy's figure has changed dramatically with her losing over five stone. The change took her super fit daughter Chloe - who acts as her PT - by surprise, and the professional trainer admitted in 2018 that all the hard work was done by her mum without any help from her. Speaking on Loose Women, she explained how her mum's diet consisted of raw fish and healthy whole grain salads, though she wasn't interested in gym workouts. She said: "I was as surprised as anyone else when I opened the fridge on coming home on the weekend and saw superfood salads and soups, I thought, what the hell is going on! Richard Madeley takes a swipe at This Morning saying his show with Judy was different because 'we're trained journalists' "I have to say her diet is now amazing. Her palate has changed. She has got into sushi, raw fish and whole grain salad. She has dropped the pounds naturally." Earlier this month, mum of one Chloe then shared a selection of snaps from Judy's family birthday celebrations at home. She wrote in the caption: ""Rosé flowing with your chosen family. "Happy birthday to my favourite woman in the world." LOVE STORY Judy's birthday celebrations come after Richard gave an update on their working relationship. The pair rose to fame co-hosting ITV's This Morning and their eponymous Channel 4 program, Richard & Judy. Judy retired from working on TV in 1986, but Richard decided to stay on and his currently a co-host on ITV's Good Morning Britain. The pair spoke about their relationship during a joint interview on Kate Thornton's White Wine Question Time. Judy explained: "We are incredibly close, we always have been. "Obviously, I think working together for so long has bonded us more tightly than if we had two completely separate jobs." She added: "I think the thing is, when you're presenting a show like the kind that we presented, it's very instinctive, you're doing interviews all the time." "By the time I decided I'd had enough, you and I were something completely different anyway, it just didn't matter, it didn't make any difference at all. "When you go and do GMB, I'm still here in bed, I'm happy to stay when he gets up, it doesn't make any difference at all to our relationship." Richard explained: "I can see that from the outside, it looks as if... as you say, we were bonded in our professional lives together and now we're not, but actually, here on the inside, we still are." 6 6 6
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Judy Finnigan reveals how she lost two stone and overhauled her health after she 'nearly died'
Judy Finnigan has revealed how she lost two stone and overhauled her health after she 'nearly died' from a ruptured stomach ulcer. The television presenter, 77, suffered a major health scare in 2018 when she was left needing 'two life-saving blood transfusions.' As a result, she worked alongside her personal trainer daughter Chloe Madeley, 34, to make better life style choices which kept the pounds off. Speaking in a new interview with Bella, Judy explained how taking ibuprofen left her with a stomach ulcer that could have seen her 'bleed out within half an hour' without medical intervention. She said: 'I nearly died. Totally out of the blue never experienced anything like it before and ope to god I never will again.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Judy continued: 'I survived thanks to exceptionally swift arriving and skilled ambulance crew and superb emergency treatment at London's Royal Free Hospital and two major life-saving blood transfusions. Chloe put Judy on a revised programme of eating and exercising, which saw her drop two stone. A source told the magazine: 'Judy has had a few underlying medical conditions over the years and losing weight has ad a significant impact on her general health.' Two weeks ago Judy looked incredible as she celebrated her 77th birthday with her family. The festivities were documented by daughter Chloe who shared a slew of rare snaps of her mother, who has retreated from the public eye in recent years. Judy was dressed to impress for the occasion, showcasing her weight loss in a £126 floral Boden dress. She was treated to balloons, flowers and a cake for her big day, as the family celebrated while out enjoying the sunshine in the garden. Chloe captioned her post: 'Rosé flowing with your chosen family. Happy birthday to my favourite woman in the world.' And the birthday bash ended up being a two-day event, with Judy later seen in a flowing black top and trousers as they enjoyed another sunny day in the garden. Judy has been enjoying a new lease of life after losing five stone in 2018. While she made headlines with her new look, daughter Chloe told MailOnline that her mother wasn't even trying to lose weight and it all happened rather naturally. At the time, Chloe said: 'Her palette is changing as she's getting older and I think she was always a kind of meat and potatoes kind of girl. 'I actually haven't had anything to do with it. 'I was as surprised as anyone else when I opened the fridge on coming home on the weekend and saw superfood salads and soups, I thought, what the hell is going on!' She added: 'I have to say her diet is now amazing. Her palate has changed. She has got into sushi, raw fish and whole grain salad. She has dropped the pounds naturally.' While Judy has largely stepped away from the spotlight, Richard remains a regular face on This Morning. The pair first met back in the Eighties while working at ITV Granada Television, before going on to tie the knot in 1986.
Associated Press
21-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Hemanext Welcomes New Member to Board of Directors
Lexington, MA May 21, 2025 --( )-- Hemanext Inc., a leading innovator in blood processing, storage, and transfusion technology, announces the appointment of Geoff Crouse, an esteemed professional with over 25 years of leadership in the life sciences sector, to its Board of Directors. Geoff Crouse joins the visionary leadership team guiding Hemanext's mission to elevate the standard of care for patients who depend on transfusions. Geoff serves as CEO and Board Member of Candela Medical, one of the world's largest global medical aesthetic device companies, since 2017, overseeing the company's global operations in the US, Europe, China and Japan. Additionally, he has previously held key executive roles including Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cord Blood Registry and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Immucor, as well as senior positions at Millipore and Roche Diagnostics. At Cord Blood Registry, he completed the acquisition of the Company in partnership with GTCR and ultimately selling it to AMAG Pharmaceuticals in a transaction valued at over $700M. He also served on the Board of Invitae, supporting its growth from early-stage financing to a successful Initial Public Offering (IPO). Geoff holds a BA in English from Boston College and both an MBA and MPH from the University of California, Berkeley. 'We are delighted to welcome Geoff to Hemanext's Board of Directors,' Andrew Dunham, CEO of Hemanext stated, 'His depth of experience and forward-thinking perspectives will be instrumental as we advance our mission and drive innovation. We look forward to his contributions as we enter this next phase of growth.' About Hemanext Hemanext is a privately held medical technology company based in Lexington, MA that is dedicated to improving the quality, safety, efficacy, and cost of transfusion therapy. The company's research and development efforts focus on the study of hypoxically stored red blood cells (RBCs). The company's aim is to significantly improve the quality of stored RBCs worldwide. Visit to learn more about the Company. About Hemanext ONE HEMANEXT ONE has been granted marketing authorization for commercial distribution via the De Novo process by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. It is intended to process and store CP2D/AS-3 Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced (LR RBC) that have been prepared within the standard 8-hour hold time. Processing of Red Blood Cells processed with the HEMANEXT ONE system must be initiated within 8 hours of collection and completed within 12 hours of collection. The Red Blood Cells must be processed at room temperature (20-26°C). The HEMANEXT ONE system limits O2 and CO2 levels in the storage environment. Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, O2/ CO2 Reduced may be stored for up to 42 days at 1-6°C. HEMANEXT ONE is used for volumes no greater than 350 mL of LR RBC. In Europe, HEMANEXT ONE is CE marked, which allows its commercial distribution within the market of the European Economic Area (EEA). The HEMANEXT ONE RBC Processing and Storage system limits oxygen, the fuel for oxidative damage, providing a higher quality blood product (1,2,3). It has the potential to benefit all patients requiring transfusion for chronic conditions, such as thalassemia (4), sickle cell disease (SCD)(5), and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)(6), as well as those in need of critical transfusions during acute bleeding in surgery, trauma and other medical procedures (7). HEMANEXT ONE creates hypoxic RBCs, RBCs that have been processed to reduce oxygen and carbon dioxide content of RBCs and to maintain these levels throughout storage up to 42 days (3). Hypoxic RBCs have demonstrated positive impacts on multiple in vitro metrics of RBC quality in preclinical studies (8,9). Clinical studies are underway to determine the impact of hypoxic RBCs on patient outcomes and estimate potential cost savings from expected improvements in care and reductions in transfusion volumes (10). Hemanext Media Contact Robert Haime Vice President, Commercial [email protected] (781) 301-7474 References 1. Rabcuka J, Blonski S, Meli A, et al. Metabolic reprogramming under hypoxic storage preserves faster oxygen unloading from stored red blood cells. Blood Adv. 2022;6(18):5415-5428. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022007774 2. Reisz JA, Wither MJ et al. Oxidative modifications of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase regulate metabolic reprogramming of stored red blood cells. 2016;128(12): e32-42. 3. HEMANEXT ONE® (Blood container set used to process and store CP2D/AS-3 Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, and O2/CO2 Reduced) [US Instructions for Use]. Lexington, MA: Hemanext Inc. 4. Farmakis D, Porter J, Taher A, et al. 2021 Thalassemia International Federation Guidelines for the management of transfusion-dependent thalassemia. 2022;6:8. 5. Chou S, Alsawas M, Fasano R, et al. American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for sickle cell disease: transfusion support. Blood Adv. 2020;4:2. 6. Germing U, Oliva E, Hiwase D, and Almeida A. Treatment of anemia in transfusion-dependent and non-transfusion-dependent lower-risk MDS: current and emerging strategies. 2019;3(6). doi: 10.1097/HS9.0000000000000314 7. American College of Surgeons. ACS TQIP massive transfusion in trauma guidelines. ACS TQIP. 2014; 8. Yoshida T, Blair A, D'Alessandro A, et al. Enhancing uniformity and overall quality of red cell concentrate with anaerobic storage. Blood Transfus. 2017;15(2):172-81. 9. Yoshida T, McMahon E, Croxon H, et al. The oxygen saturation of red blood cell concentrates: The basis for a novel index of red cell oxidative stress. Transfusion. 2022;62(1):183-193. doi: 10.1111/trf.16715. 10. Reikvam H, Hetland G, Ezligini F, et al. Safety of hypoxic red blood cell administration in patients with transfusion-dependent hematological malignancies: An interim analysis. Transfus Apher Sci. 2023; doi: 10.1016/ Contact Information: Hemanext Robert Haime, Vice President, Commercial (781) 301-7474 Contact via Email Read the full story here: Hemanext Welcomes New Member to Board of Directors Press Release Distributed by
BBC News
21-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Somerset infected blood victim critical of compensation delay
A woman who contracted hepatitis C after being given an infected blood transfusion has said it is "hard to keep going" while she waits for government Busby, 74, who lives in Street, Somerset, has accused the government of "apathy" over its treatment of infected blood is still waiting for details of the compensation she will receive more than a year after the end of a public inquiry and the government's announcement of a compensation government has offered its sympathies to Ms Busby and said it would work "at pace" to ensure compensation was paid. It is thought 30,000 patients in the UK were infected with HIV or hepatitis B and C after being treated with a contaminated blood clotting product or given a blood transfusion in the 1970s and is thought around 2,900 people have died as a result of the Office Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said earlier this month it was "profoundly unsatisfactory" that just 106 final compensation awards have been paid, a year after the damning report into the scandal was Busby contracted hepatitis C after a blood transfusion in 1971, following complications from previously said she felt like her life "had been stolen" by her illness and ongoing battle for weeks of the May 2024 announcement, Ms Busby received an interim payment but has not heard anything more or received any further compensation. 'Tiny burning hot pins' Ms Busby said: "I think it's awful, cold-hearted, shocking and a Labour government was really saying it wanted to help. And then they got into power and it's hardly spoken of."I can't plan anything. I've got things that I'm doing that I'm paying for that and I'm relying on that money to come in. So it's quite scary for me. And it's difficult, very difficult."I've got all these things that have happened to me, the worst one is peripheral neuropathy and it's like thousands of tiny burning hot pins being rammed into your feet and your legs 24/7."I take drugs like fentanyl. I don't want to. I want to be alive and alert - and you're not really, you're not your full self at all." Last month Ms Busby's MP, Sarah Dyke raised her case in the House of Commons."Her case is truly heart-breaking, so what assurance can the minister provide to people like Hazel that they will soon be supported?" she Mr Thomas-Symonds said: "I express my sympathy and, I am sure, that of the whole house to Hazel in respect of what she has been through. "The assurance I give is that this government will act at pace. That is what we did in putting the first set of regulations in place by 24 August last year and by putting the second set of regulations in place by 31 March this year. "I continue to stand ready to help and support IBCA (Infected Blood Compensation Authority), which is operationally independent, in any way that I can to speed up the payments.' In a further statement to the House of Commons on 14 May, Mr Thomas-Symonds said payments totalling more than £96 million had so far been made by the said the IBCA plans to contact an average of 100 people every week to begin their claims."I recognise that for many in the community, the government's actions come after decades have passed,' he said."There is nothing that can put right the damage done by inaction on the part of multiple previous governments, and it is not my intention for this statement to diminish that. "My priority now is focusing on delivering meaningful change to ensure that the scandal of infected blood, among many other scandals, is never allowed to happen again.'
Medscape
19-05-2025
- Health
- Medscape
GPs to Ask New Patients About Pre-1996 Blood Transfusions
New patients registering with a GP in England will be asked from next month if they had a blood transfusion before 1996. The move is part of an NHS drive to find undiagnosed patients affected by the contaminated blood scandal. Only newly registering patients born on or before 31 December 1995 will be asked the question. The initiative follows a recommendation made by Sir Brian Langstaff in the final report of the Infected Blood Inquiry, published in May 2024. Langstaff described the scandal as 'the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS'. He called for a compensation scheme and action for 'finding the undiagnosed'. He recommended that patients who report having had a transfusion before1996 should be offered a blood test for hepatitis C. Implementation and Reach NHS England has issued guidance to GPs on how to introduce the questions, record responses, and support patients who may be at risk. The new question will appear in the online GP registration service from 16 June 2025. Around 840,000 patients register online with a GP each year. Almost half of them—about 400,000—were born before 1996 with a UK country of birth, and may be eligible for the new question. The registration system will also prompt patients to consider reasons they may have received a transfusion, such as surgery, accidents, childbirth complications, or other treatments. Simple, but Vital Change Professor Sir Stephen Powis, NHS national medical director, called the addition a 'simple change' and a vital step forward in identifying undiagnosed patients. Rachel Halford, CEO of the Hepatitis C Trust, said: 'A more proactive approach is critical to reaching and diagnosing those who remain unaware of their infection.' NHS England said in 2022 that the NHS was on track to eliminate hepatitis C by 2025 – 5 years ahead of the World Health Organisation's 2030 target. According to the Hepatitis C in England 2024 report, the number of cases has fallen by nearly 57% since 2015. In 2023, an estimated 55,900 adults aged 16 years and over were living with chronic hepatitis C. Mortality linked to the virus has also declined, with a rate of 0.41 per 100,000 population. Treatment and Testing Access Hepatitis C can be cured in more than 90% of cases using direct-acting antiviral treatments. Monica Desai, head of the hepatitis section at the UK Health Security Agency, said: "It's critical that those most at risk of hepatitis C continue to be tested so they can get access to life-saving treatments and clear the virus.' Testing is available at GP practices, sexual health clinics, and other NHS services. Patients can also order a free self-testing kit from
