--- title: Lone Star Family Health Center News | Lone Star Family Health Communications (5) description: Lone Star Family Health Center is a full service state of the art family health center, non-profit 501(c)3. We pride ourselves on compassionate, individualized, high level preventative and ongoing health care for everyone. 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As flu season picks up, this week serves as an important reminder that it’s not... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/national-influenza-vaccination-week-protect-yourself-this-flu-season) [![Headshot of Eugene Pok, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Eugene%20Pok%2c%20M.D..jpg?width=500&name=Eugene%20Pok%2c%20M.D..jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/world-aids-day-awareness-stigma-reduction-and-prevention) [HIV](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/hiv), [AIDS](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/aids) --- ### [World AIDS Day: Awareness, Stigma Reduction, and Prevention](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/world-aids-day-awareness-stigma-reduction-and-prevention) On December 1 of each year, communities around the world come together to recognize World AIDS Day, a global event dedicated to raising awar... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/world-aids-day-awareness-stigma-reduction-and-prevention) [![Headshot of Allen Fellers, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Allen%20Fellers%2c%20M.D.%202.jpg?width=500&name=Allen%20Fellers%2c%20M.D.%202.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/understanding-delirium-a-closer-look-at-sudden-confusion) [Elderly Care](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/elderly-care), [Delirium](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/delirium) --- ### [Understanding Delirium: A Closer Look at Sudden Confusion](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/understanding-delirium-a-closer-look-at-sudden-confusion) Delirium is a sudden change in a person’s thinking, attention, and awareness. It usually comes on quickly (hours to days) and can make someo... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/understanding-delirium-a-closer-look-at-sudden-confusion) [![Headshot of Gideon Oyekanmi, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Gideon%20Oyekanmi%20M.D_.jpg?width=500&name=Gideon%20Oyekanmi%20M.D_.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/holiday-weight-management) [Weight Management](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/weight-management) --- ### [Holiday Weight Management](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/holiday-weight-management) As the holiday season approaches, many people look forward to festive gatherings, delicious meals, and sweet treats. However, this time of y... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/holiday-weight-management) [![Headshot of Gideon Oyekanmi, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Gideon%20Oyekanmi%20M.D_.jpg?width=500&name=Gideon%20Oyekanmi%20M.D_.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/diabetes-and-your-eyes) [Diabetes](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/diabetes), [Eyes](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/eyes) --- ### [Diabetes and Your Eyes](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/diabetes-and-your-eyes) Diabetes is a common disease in the United States. You probably know someone who has diabetes, or you might have it yourself. Many people kn... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/diabetes-and-your-eyes) [![Headshot of Gabriel Hapenciuc, D.O.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Gabriel%20Hapenciuc%20DO.jpg?width=500&name=Gabriel%20Hapenciuc%20DO.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/deep-vein-thrombosis-the-travel-danger-you-can-prevent) [Blood Clot](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/blood-clot) --- ### [Deep Vein Thrombosis: The Travel Danger You Can Prevent](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/deep-vein-thrombosis-the-travel-danger-you-can-prevent) With the holiday season nearly upon us, many of us are finalizing travel plans – whether that means family reunions, long-awaited vacations,... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/deep-vein-thrombosis-the-travel-danger-you-can-prevent) [![Headshot of Jeremy Brandon, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Jeremy%20Brandon%20MD.jpg?width=500&name=Jeremy%20Brandon%20MD.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/understanding-shingles-1) [Shingles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/shingles) --- ### [Understanding Shingles](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/understanding-shingles-1) Shingles, a painful condition caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, commonly referred to as chicken pox, affects approxi... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/understanding-shingles-1) [![Headshot of Katie Vu, D.O.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Katie%20Vu%20D.O_.jpg?width=500&name=Katie%20Vu%20D.O_.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/headaches-a-brief-overview) [Headaches](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/headaches) --- ### [Headaches: A Brief Overview](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/headaches-a-brief-overview) Headaches are one of the most common concerns that family doctors see. In most instances, headaches are only occasionally annoying and don’t... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/headaches-a-brief-overview) [![Headshot of Juliana Tovar, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Tovar.jpg?width=500&name=Tovar.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/breast-cancer-awareness-month-2) [Cancer](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/cancer), [Breast Cancer](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/breast-cancer) --- ### [Breast Cancer Awareness Month](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/breast-cancer-awareness-month-2) October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to reflect, inform, and act. Breast cancer is not distant or abstract — it affects people r... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/breast-cancer-awareness-month-2) [![](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Margot%20Favret%2c%20M.D..jpg?width=500&name=Margot%20Favret%2c%20M.D..jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/why-childhood-cancer-awareness-month-matters) [Cancer](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/cancer) --- ### [Why Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Matters](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/why-childhood-cancer-awareness-month-matters) Every September, we observe Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. 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