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  • Houston Veterans Gather to Celebrate Cancer Survival

    Houston Veterans Gather to Celebrate Cancer Survival

    A group of cancer survivors gathered at the Houston VA to share stories and support each other

  • Innovative technology enables surgeons to save lives

    Innovative technology enables surgeons to save lives

    Vascular surgeons used an innovative new device to treat potentially fatal aortic aneurysms, changing the lives of Texas Veterans.

  • Houston VA clinic: ALS Certified Treatment Center of Excellence 

    Houston VA clinic: ALS Certified Treatment Center of Excellence 

    Veterans in Houston’s ALS Clinic can get expert care from a full array of specialists all in one afternoon.

  • Houston VA helps restock Veteran food pantries after power outage

    Houston VA helps restock Veteran food pantries after power outage

    Houston VA teamed up with Combined Arms and the Houston Food Bank to host Operation Restock to help Veterans restock their pantries.

  • VA Leading the Way: The first pacemaker to groundbreaking surgeries

    VA Leading the Way: The first pacemaker to groundbreaking surgeries

    VA has a been leading the way, from the invention of the pacemaker to the Million Veteran program.

  • Houston VA virtual reality grant program

    Houston VA virtual reality grant program

    Dr. Mackenzie Shanahan’s project enhances treatment of Veterans with irritable bowel syndrome using virtual reality.

  • Houston VA Epilepsy Center receives highest accreditation rating

    Houston VA Epilepsy Center receives highest accreditation rating

    Michael E. DeBakey VA in Houston has become accredited as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers.

  • VA’s new program for Medal of Honor recipients

    VA’s new program for Medal of Honor recipients

    VA recently developed a pilot program providing direct and specialized assistance for the 65 living Medal of Honor recipients nationwide.  

  • Lifesaving teamwork by Houston VA transplant team

    Lifesaving teamwork by Houston VA transplant team

    A heart transplant, a multi-organ kidney/liver transplant, two kidney transplants and two liver transplants… in four days.

  • Houston VA celebrates birthdays of three World War II Veterans

    Houston VA celebrates birthdays of three World War II Veterans

    With more than 300 years of wisdom between them, three World War II Veterans shared special words of advice at birthday event

  • Houston VA performs first multi-organ transplant involving the heart

    Houston VA performs first multi-organ transplant involving the heart

    Air Force Veteran Walter Pinkney is the recipient of a simultaneous heart and kidney transplant, a groundbreaking multi-organ transplant surgery.

  • Houston VA lung cancer screening program saves lives

    Houston VA lung cancer screening program saves lives

    Less than two years in, an innovative lung cancer screening [...]

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