--- 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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It usually comes on quickly (hours to days) and can make someone feel confused, disoriented, or less alert than usual. The word “delirium” comes from Latin, meani... [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. [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/why-childhood-cancer-awareness-month-matters) [![Headshot of Allen Fellers, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Fellers.jpg?width=500&name=Fellers.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/understanding-gerd-what-it-is-and-when-to-seek-help) [GERD](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/gerd) --- ### [Understanding GERD: What It Is and When to Seek Help](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/understanding-gerd-what-it-is-and-when-to-seek-help) GERD stands for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. It’s a chronic condition where stomach acid flows back into the esophagus/throat. This back... [Read more](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/understanding-gerd-what-it-is-and-when-to-seek-help) [![Headshot of Savannah Cruz, M.D.](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Savannah%20Cruz%2c%20M.D.-1.jpg?width=500&name=Savannah%20Cruz%2c%20M.D.-1.jpg)](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/healthy-aging-month) [Aging](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/tag/aging) --- ### [Healthy Aging Month](https://blog.lonestarfamily.org/healthy-aging-month) Aging is a natural process that we all experience and there are many things we can do to help take care of ourselves and remain happy and he... 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