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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.

VA researcher

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

Photo of Togus National Cemetery US Flags and Headstones

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

Veteran poses for a photo

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.

Accreditation graphic

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.

Fresh produce

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.

VA doctors and surgery patient

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.

Veteran with van

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

Kidney donor and kidney recipient

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.

Veteran and VA doctor

In early January, Army Veteran Alfred Robertson was feeling dizzy at his home in Houston and called 911.

VA surgeons