For Mental Health Awareness Month, we here at Health Services of North Texas felt it was important to return to our roots for a moment and talk about the intersection of mental health and HIV. It’s common for health issues to cause or coexist with things like depression and anxiety, but a diagnosis of something
Along with officially becoming a young at heart “senior citizen” and receiving some fun perks and discounts, turning 65 also means you are now eligible for Medicare. This federal program provides coverage for a number of valuable senior care services, including preventive healthcare, prescription medications, and more. The professional team of board-certified physicians at Health
When it comes to choosing a family doctor, it is important to make a decision you feel comfortable and confident in. Oftentimes, a patient’s primary doctor will provide ongoing care for their entire family, including their children, over the course of many years. The expert team of board-certified physicians at Health Services of North Texas
At one point in time, contracting HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) was almost certain to be a fatal diagnosis. Fortunately, sweeping advances in medicine and technology have now made it possible for patients with HIV to lead long, healthy lives. However, it is still critical that men and women with HIV understand how to
Perhaps the last time in living memory anything similar to our current COVID-19 situation has happened was the HIV/AIDS outbreak that began in the 1980s. While there were the H1N1 and Ebola scares in the United States more recently, today’s pandemic can be especially concerning to those of us who live with HIV or AIDS
Updated 9/2/2020 We’ve received a lot of feedback about our old phone system and what we could do to improve it – and we listened. As always, you can still reach us through our online form, but if you want to know what t o expect when you give us a call, check out this
Most of us remember getting hepatitis vaccines at some point in our lives, but you may be surprised to learn that there is no vaccination against the infectious disease known as hepatitis C. While hep C can certainly lead to a host of dangerous symptoms and serious conditions, it is often treatable when diagnosed early.
As a Community Health Center (CHC) Health Services of North Texas has a unique impact on the health of the people of the North Texas metroplex. Sometimes, that impact might not be immediately visible, like if you were to pick up litter in your local park. However, health is the foundation of every person and