A Mission That Went Wrong at the Edge of Space Two hours into a routine surveillance flight in 2006, U2 pilot Kevin Henr ...

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 ...

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - A plane made an emergency landing in Dallas when a scuba diver returning to Denver from his honeymoon in Cancun suffered decompression sickness during the flight. Malik Altoos ...

Decompression sickness (DCS) arises from the formation of inert gas bubbles, chiefly nitrogen, within blood and tissues following a rapid reduction in ambient pressure. This condition, historically ...

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 ...

NASA confirmed that audio from a simulation channel dedicated to dealing with disaster scenarios was inadvertently broadcast Wednesday on its YouTube channel. The audio indicated that an astronaut was ...

Veterinary scientists at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain recently reported finding two stranded Risso's dolphins that died from decompression sickness, commonly known to divers ...

Island Infirmary in Truong Sa Special Zone, Khanh Hoa province received and treated a fisherman from Lam Dong province ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — A leading animal rights group is calling on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to force the Navy to stop conducting painful and often lethal decompression sickness tests on sheep. People for ...