Update on H1N1 (Swine Flu) (read more)

Houston VA Receives $5 Million Grant to Study and Treat Traumatic Brain Injury
The DeBakey VA has been awarded a five-year $5 million grant from the VA Office of Research and Development to establish a new VA Rehabilitation Research Center of Excellence focusing on traumatic brain injury. (read more)

VA Health Care Providers from Many Different Specialties Work Together to Save Veteran’s Life
Health care providers at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center used a multidisciplinary approach to successfully treat a 57-year-old Veteran suffering from a thoracic aortic aneurysm complicated by dissection and rupture into his left chest. (read more)

32 Local Veterans Compete in 23st National Veterans Golden Age Games
In June, 32 Veterans from the Houston area participated in the 23rd National Veterans Golden Age Games in Birmingham, Alabama and brought home 17 medals. Here competing in checkers, Army Veteran Margarita Dozier won a silver medal in horseshoes. (read more)

New Lufkin Clinic Gets Finishing Touches for Grand Opening
New clinic opens on August 4, 2009 with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on August 28, 2009. (read more)

Houston VA Striving to Meet Mental Health Needs of Returning Troops
The DeBakey VA has developed and expanded several programs to provide mental health screening, counseling, and early treatment to meet the needs of our returning combat veterans. (read more)

Why wait in line to have your blood drawn at the Blood Lab?
Avoid the crowds, save time, and have your blood drawn in your Primary Care Clinic! You can also have blood drawn days before your appointment (afternoons are usually slow times) or at any one of the VA Outpatient Clinics: Beaumont, Conroe, Galveston, and Lufkin. (read more)

DeBakey VA Sets the Standard in Delivering More Treatment Options for Liver Cancer
Physicians at the MEDVAMC now have a powerful new tool with industry-leading microwave technology to ablate soft tissue and effectively treat liver cancer. (read more)

DeBakey VA's Rapid Response Team Aims to Save Lives
Any health care provider who is worried about his or her patient has the ability to call the Rapid Response Team at the first sign of a patient decline. (read more)