A 40-year-old man is in critical condition after suffering decompression sickness in Chicago’s Montrose Harbor on Sunday morning, officials say. According to the Chicago Fire Department, first ...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in scuba divers might be effective in preventing decompression sickness, a new study suggests. An analysis of more than 800 divers showed that those who were ...

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 ...

Decompression sickness, in which bubbles formed from dissolved gas (usually nitrogen) cause tissue and vascular injury after a reduction in environmental pressure, may occur in diving, aviation, and ...

Nowadays, scuba diving involves millions of people worldwide. Decompression sickness following diving is initiated by the formation of gas bubbles in tissue and blood. The most common decompression ...

GALVESTON, Texas – The Coast Guard flew a diver who was showing signs of decompression sickness to a Houston hospital Saturday. The Coast Guard said the 29-year-old man became ill while diving ...

A new study headed by researchers at the University of Malta claims to be the first to investigate gene expression changes in scuba divers with decompression sickness (DCS), a potentially deadly ...

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced two divers reporting symptoms of decompression sickness offshore Pensacola, Florida, Monday. One 55-year-old male diver was transported to Spring Hill Medical ...