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Galveston VA Clinic closed on June 27, 2023

The City of Galveston has notified the VA that the Galveston Outpatient Clinic will be without water on Tuesday, June 27th.

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Houston VA Researcher recognized by National Academy of Medicine

Dr. Bhavika Kaul, a researcher at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, was named a National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Scholar in Diagnostic Excellence.

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Houston National Cemetery holds Memorial Day Ceremony, May 29

The Houston National Cemetery will hold their annual Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony on May 29 at 9 a.m.

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Former Green Beret wins Gold Medal in VA Creative Arts Competition

Last month, Houston Veteran Andrew Mefferd received a gold medal in creative writing in the national VA creative arts competition.

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Houston VA Earns National Accreditation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons

The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation to the cancer program at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center.

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VA and The Rockefeller Foundation Join Forces To Increase Healthy Food Access, Improve Health Outcomes for Veterans

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston has been chosen as one of two sites nationwide to pilot a Food is Medicine Program aimed at improving the quality of life for Veterans living with or at risk of diet-related health conditions.

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Houston VA performs new Minimally Invasive Heart Procedure

In March 2023, the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston reached a new milestone by performing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure that accessed the heart through the carotid artery in the neck.

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Houston VA helps Veteran receive Wheelchair Accessible Van

In 2022, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, rapidly progressed within Navy Veteran Thomas Bily, who served for 28 years on active duty as a pilot.

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Driven by Faith and Love for her Late Brother, Michigan Woman donates Kidney to Army Veteran at Houston VA

In November 2022, Amanda Houlton was lying in bed when she felt God ask her to donate a kidney to a Veteran in need.

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Houston VA has New Tool to treat Pulmonary Embolism

The day before the Super Bowl, Army Veteran Cashin Clay was walking to his car after having lunch with friends and felt shortness of breath and chest pain.

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