Hospital News
Announcing new mammography technology!
Chicot Memorial Medical Center is excited to announce an upgrade to our mammography services. Our new 3D imaging technology allows radiologists to examine breast tissue layer by layer, improving clarity and enabling earlier detection. This advancement reduces the need for follow-up visits caused by unclear results, while using only four radiation exposures—half the amount required by many other machines—without compromising image quality.
Chicot Memorial Medical Center is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke care
CHICOT MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Silver Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.
Chicot Memorial Medical Center awarded for efforts to improve rural acute cardiac care
Chicot Memorial Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Coronary Artery Disease Rural Gold recognition for its commitment to offering rapid, research-based care to people experiencing non ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS).
Extraordinary nurses recognized at Chicot Memorial Medical Center
April Etheridge, RN and Mary Hollins-Scott, RN of Chicot Memorial Medical Center were recently honored with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses and The DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award, respectively. The awards are part of the DAISY Foundation’s programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day.
Food Safety News
- Mays Chemical Company of Puerto Rico Recalls Frozen, Raw Pork Boneless Loins Imported Without Benefit of Import Reinspection
Editor's Note: Feb. 4, 2026 - This release was revised to include an additional label and update the label description to reflect this addition, incorporating the Canadian mark of inspection...
- Prime Food Processing LLC Issues Allergy Alert and Safety Warning Regarding Uneviscerated Dried Croaker Fish
Brooklyn, NY - Prime Food Processing LLC is voluntarily recalling Dried Croaker Fish because the product was not adequately eviscerated, as required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Fish that are not properly eviscerated may
- Why Not Natural, Houston, Texas, is Recalling its Why Not Natural Organic Moringa - Green Superfood because of Possible Health Risk
Why Not Natural, Houston, Texas, is voluntarily recalling its Why Not Natural Organic Moringa - Green Superfood because they may be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened im
- Akkarco LLC Recalls Product Due to Possible Health Risk
Akkarco LLC of Lorton, Virginia, is voluntarily recalling Ashfiat Alharamain Energy Support because the product contains undeclared Tadalafil, an ingredient in FDA approved products for treatment of male erectile dysfunction in the family of drugs known as phosphodiesterase (PDE5) inhibitors. Produc
- Koikoi Trading Inc., Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Wheat and Sesame in FU ZHOU FISH BALL (200g / 400g / 5lb)
Commerce, CA - Koikoi Trading Inc. is recalling certain lots of FU ZHOU FISH BALL products in multiple pack sizes (200g, 400g, and 5LB) because the products may contain undeclared allergens: wheat and sesame. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat and/or sesame run the risk of a s
- Gerber Products Company Announces Voluntary Recall of Limited Batches of Arrowroot Biscuits Out of an Abundance of Caution Due to Potential Presence of Foreign Material Following Supplier Recall
January 26, 2026 - Gerber Products Company is initiating a voluntary recall of limited batches of Gerber® Arrowroot Biscuits out of an abundance of caution due to the potential presence of soft plastic and/or paper pieces that should not be consumed. The material comes from an arrowroot flour suppli
- Navitas Organics Voluntarily Recalls Select Lots of 8oz Organic Chia Seeds Because of Possible Health Risk
Navitas Organics is voluntarily recalling select lots of its 8oz Organic Chia Seeds due to possible Salmonella contamination. This recall is being conducted as a precautionary measure following a recall initiated by the company's chia seed supplier.
- IKM Recalls Product Because of Possible Health Risk
IKM of San Jose, California is recalling the following cookware items because they may be contaminated with significant levels of lead (Pb) which may leach into food.
- Tri-Union Seafoods Identifies Additional Quantities of Recalled Genova® Tuna at Limited Retailers Due to Inadvertent Distribution of Previously Recalled Product
El Segundo, CA, January 16, 2026 - Tri-Union Seafoods is cautioning consumers that a third-party distributor inadvertently released quarantined product that was associated to a February 2025 recall. The initial voluntary recall was conducted following notification from our supplier that the "easy op
- Suzanna's Kitchen Recalls Ready-To-Eat Grilled Chicken Breast Fillet Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2026 - Suzanna's Kitchen, a Norcross, Ga., establishment, is recalling approximately 13,720 pounds of ready- to-eat grilled chicken breast fillet products that may be adulterated with Listeria...
Health News
- CDC Surpasses 1 Million Voluntary Air Travel Participants in Biosurveillance Program
CDC announced its Traveler-Based Genomic Surveillance program surpassed one million participants
- New recall in Salmonella outbreak linked to dietary supplements containing moringa leaf powder
As of January 29, a total of 65 people in 28 states have now been reported
- United States Completes WHO Withdrawal
U.S. exits WHO, citing COVID-19 failures, politicization, and shift to bilateral health efforts.
- Live It Up Super Greens supplement powders linked to new Salmonella outbreak
45 people across 21 states have gotten sick with the same strain of Salmonella.
- CDC Acts on Presidential Memorandum to Update Childhood Immunization Schedule
Deputy Secretary of HHS and Acting CDC Director Jim O'Neill signed a decision memorandum
- Raw oysters linked to ongoing Salmonella outbreak; almost half of U.S. states reporting cases
Sixty-four people across 22 states have gotten sick with the same strain of Salmonella.
- CDC Adopts Individual-Based Decision-Making for Hepatitis B Immunization for Infants Born to Women Who Test Negative for Hepatitis B Virus
The CDC today adopted individual-based decision-making for hepatitis B immunization
- Fact Sheet Hepatitis B Immunization
Fact Sheet Hepatitis B Immunization
- Secretary Kennedy Swears in Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham as Principal Deputy Director of CDC
Ralph Abraham, M.D., was sworn in today as Principal Deputy Director of the CDC.
- CDC's Rapid Response Helps Solve First Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Formula
The CDC has released an update on the ongoing investigation of infant botulism cases