Scuba Diving Medicine

News and updates from the world of scuba diving medicine, including diver medical advice and the latest research into diving-related illness and injury
Diving after Covid-19 vaccine

Diving after Covid-19 vaccine

Divers Alert Network recommends a seven-day wait before returning to diving after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine
Updated Covid-19 scuba diving safety advice

Updated Covid-19 scuba diving safety advice

Diver's Alert Network (DAN) has issued updated advice for divers planning to return to the water after a Covid-19 infection
DAN Europe’s new Covid-19 medical declaration form

DAN Europe’s new Covid-19 medical declaration form

The Divers Alert Network Europe has issued a Covid-19 medical declaration as an addendum to the standard RSTC medical declaration form
Can Covid-19 patients return to diving?

Can Covid-19 patients return to diving?

The Coronavirus pandemic has devastated the scuba diving world – and now divers are asking: 'Can I dive after COVID-19?'
Government approval needed for potentially life-saving chamber therapy

Government approval needed for potentially life-saving chamber therapy

The Midlands Diving Chamber is ready to support clinical trials of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, a game-changer in the treatment of Covid-19
BSAC Immersion Pulmonary Oedema update

BSAC Immersion Pulmonary Oedema update

Research now suggest that IPO (immersion pulmonary oedema) is probably the cause of a significant number of fatal incidents involving divers
New study confirms therapeutic benefits of scuba diving

New study confirms therapeutic benefits of scuba diving

A study into the therapeutic benefits of scuba diving by students from the University of Sheffield’s Medical School has been published this week.
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