Army Veteran Gregory Zielsdorf recounts his experience on the kidney donor list and through the transplant surgery.
After battling heart failure and a stroke, one Veteran received a heart transplant at the Michael E. DeBakey VA.
A heart transplant, a multi-organ kidney/liver transplant, two kidney transplants and two liver transplants… in four days.
Air Force Veteran Walter Pinkney is the recipient of a simultaneous heart and kidney transplant, a groundbreaking multi-organ transplant surgery.
Veterans at risk for lung diseases can access lung specialists across the country through VA’s TelePulmonology service.
Veteran Allan Howell was given 30 days to live. After liver transplant surgery, he joined a gym and now lives his best life.
VA and the American Kidney Fund work together to fight chronic kidney disease in Veterans.
Cardiothoracic surgeons at Houston VA performed their first heart transplant showing VA's expanded capacity to care for Veterans.
You may be eligible for travel reimbursement if you pay expenses to and from your appointment. Learn if you’re eligible and how to file a claim.
Amanda Houlton donated a kidney to a Veteran in honor of her late brother she lost to kidney disease.
VA will soon expand coverage for medical services, including mental health care, for family members and primary family caregivers participating in the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA).
As severe weather threatened Mississippi, local news warned of a dangerous outbreak of tornadoes. A VA nurse stepped up.
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