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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

The depths of the ocean are dangerous for many reasons, often due to the overwhelming pressure of water, which can cause ...