Diving is a seriously dangerous activity, but not only for the reasons you may think. Decompression sickness, or "the bends," ...

Experts try to piece together final moments of Italians believed to have died inside deep underwater caves in Maldives ...

A Maldivian military diver died from decompression sickness during a perilous mission to recover bodies of four Italian ...

In scuba divers with large patent foramen ovale (PFO), transcatheter closure seems to prevent decompression sickness (DCS), a new study suggests. “According to our data, PFO closure is recommended in ...

FRISCO, Texas — Minhaj Qidwai, of Frisco, spent six months preparing for his next vacation to Bali. He was so excited to finally go scuba diving. "I'm not a crazy adrenaline junkie but I do like ...

Mohamed Mahudhee suffered decompression sickness after searching for scuba divers in Vaavu Atoll and died in hospital ...

Catheter-based closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) may alleviate decompression sickness in scuba divers by eliminating embolization of arterial bubbles, according to a case-controlled observational ...

IN the past few years the sport of "skin diving" (both with and without underwater breathing apparatus) has found many enthusiastic adherents in the general populace. Unfortunately, there has not been ...

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - A plane made an emergency landing in Dallas when a scuba diver returning to Denver from his honeymoon in Cancun suffered decompression sickness during the flight. Malik Altoos ...

NAVAL BASE GUAM — Guam is a scuba diver’s paradise. Thousands flock here each year for a glimpse of the small Pacific island’s spectacular coral reefs, sea creatures and shipwrecks from both world ...