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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Four marines and one sailor were treated for decompression sickness the day after a scheduled training mission, according to a statement released Thursday from the Marines Corps Air Station Miramar.