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VA Houston health care top stories.

  • Recognition for the fifth time reinforces commitment to world-class care for Veterans.

    VA leadership at a meeting
  • An Army Veteran from Houston received a dose of optimism this week when he came in for a groundbreaking new gene therapy treatment at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

    Army Veteran Sammie Robertson (left) and Dr. Jennifer Taylor, Urologic Oncologist at the Houston VA.
  • A new clinical research trial at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston is offering Veterans with ALS hope for the future.

    VA staff
  • A Texas Veteran is now breathing easier thanks to a groundbreaking procedure he recently received at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston.

    Army Veteran Eric Johnson
  • Around 10 years ago, Vietnam Veteran Eugene Volek went out to eat with a group of friends when he started having trouble swallowing his food. He ran to the bathroom to force himself to throw up.

    Veteran with VA doctor
  • Last month, the Houston VA Center for Development & Civic Engagement (CDCE) hosted the 8th annual Veterans Baby Shower for expectant and recent mothers at the United Way Greater Houston.

    VA staff give a baby shower gift to a Veteran.
  • In celebration of Veterans Day, Carnival Cruise Line partnered with the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center to honor more than 150 Houston-area veterans with a tribute reception and luncheon aboard the Carnival Breeze cruise ship in the Port of Galveston.

    People pose for a photo in front of a van and a woman holds a sign in second photo.
  • Houston VA and our community based outpatient clinics are offering free flu shots to enrolled Veterans. Getting a flu shot is a great way to protect yourself, your family and the community from the flu.

    flu shots
  • In early October, a highly-skilled transplant team at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston faced an incredible and unexpected challenge.

    VA Transplant Team
  • Charmaine Mullin is an Army Veteran in the middle of the fight of her life.

    Veteran smiling