The Navy used a new diving suit to recover a sunken drone that enables divers to rise to the surface immediately after hours ...

Cave diving is a sport reserved for the bravest of thrill-seekers, since even the most unassuming dives can be deadly, including this one in New Mexico. Most deaths, however, occur when divers push ...

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 ...

In scuba divers with patent foramen ovale (PFO) featuring high-grade shunts, percutaneous closure is more effective than conservative diving recommendations at preventing decompression sickness (DCS), ...

Thomas Mulligan explains the critical physiological reasons why deep sea divers rely on decompression chambers to prevent ...

Pilots flying unpressurized aircraft at higher altitudes (e.g., FL180 and above) are highly susceptible to Altitude Decompression Sickness (ADCS), which can impair brain function and decision-making, ...

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 ...