NBC News reporter David Bloom died in 2003 at the young age of 39 from a condition called DVT that doctors say could have been treated. Researchers in WNY are screening patients everyday for the same disease.
As part of the 31st anniversary of the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout, over a dozen WNY health care facilities announce plans to adopt smoke-free policies.
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