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

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

The University of Genoa said the victims included a marine biology professor, her daughter and two young researchers.

Among experienced SCUBA divers, patent foramen ovale (PFO) with certain high-risk echocardiographic features increases the risk of decompression illness, also called the bends. Decompression illness ...

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

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

Decompression illness encompasses a spectrum of disorders arising when inert gas bubbles form in tissues and blood during or after reduction in ambient pressure. Mechanical obstruction by gas bubbles ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High-risk patent foramen ovale was independently linked to a higher risk for decompression illness in scuba ...

A high-risk operation to recover the bodies of four Italian divers from an underwater cave in the Maldives has been suspended after rough seas repeatedly hampered efforts. Five Italian divers died on ...