DAN Mission Articles

Keep Pushing By Jason Swencki

Diving with Diabetes By Candace Reno, Ph.D. Are scuba instructors well-informed?

Protect Our Environment By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng., M.Sc. Developing your environmental sustainability plan

Investing in the Future By Frauke Tillmans, Ph.D. Simon Mitchell mentors tomorrow's leaders in dive research.

Drysuit Difficulty

Vaping and DivingDAN® medical information specialists and researchers answer your dive medicine questions.

Exercise Drills with Dowels By Jessica B. Adams, Ph.D., and Adam Eckart, M.S., C.S.C.S.

Free Flow at 103 Feet By Clayton Moore

Combat Divers By Jeffery Samuel

Keep Breathing By LeAnn Beasley Being prepared can help in risky situations.

Performance Under Pressure By Reilly Fogarty Gas density for divers

Equipment Maintenance By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng, M.Sc. Avoiding failure at critical times

Weigang Xu By Frauke Tillmans, Ph.D. Challenging the frontiers of decompression research

Crohn’s Disease and DivingDAN® medical information specialists and researchers answer your dive medicine questions.

Diver Recovers Despite Delayed Treatment By Marty McCafferty, EMT-P, DMT

Dynamic Kettlebell Exercises By Jessica B. Adams, Ph.D., and Adam Eckart, M.S., C.S.C.S.

Painful Fracture in Patagonia By Harrison Cann

Freediving Safety By Chris Bustad

Lessons Learned By Tim Hasty

Timeline of an Emergency Call By Matias Nochetto, M.D.

Fire Safety in the Dive Industry By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng., M.Sc. Part 2: Planning for a fire emergency

Zeljko Dujic By Frauke Tillmans, Ph.D. Finding his niche in breath-hold research

Diving After Kidney DonationDAN® medical information specialists and researchers answer your dive medicine questions.

Experience Matters By Cheryl Hughes

The Right to Refuse Service By Jim Chimiak, M.D., and Caitlyn Ruskell

Heart-Rate Training By Jessica B. Adams, Ph.D., and Jaime B. Adams, M.S., C.S.C.S.

DCS Ahead By Tom Chronister

Five Lessons for Cold-Water Diving By Frauke Tillmans, Ph.D.

Risk and Redundancy By Doug Stracener

Finding Your Fitness By Josh Benjamin

Fire Safety in the Dive Industry By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng, MSc. Prevention is paramount.

Understanding Our Limits By Reilly Fogarty Gerardo Bosco applies modern technologies in hyperbaric research.

Diving After Joint Replacement SurgeryDAN medical information specialists and researchers answer your dive medicine questions.

Explore All Possibilities By Marty McCafferty, EMT-P, DMT

Up to the Challenge By Jim Chimiak, M.D. Cave diver Ben Reymenants discusses the challenges of rescuing young soccer players from a cave in Thailand.

Complex Exercises for the Body and Brain By Jessica B. Adams, Ph.D., and Jaime B. Adams, M.S., C.S.C.S.

A Close Call in the Caribbean By Larry Stewart

Diving in Remote Destinations By Mike Gerken

Keep Your Head By Patty Seery, MHS Situational awareness and safety fundamentals can save the day.

Lionfish Stings By Jorge Dario Gomez Castillo, M.D.

Emergency Planning: Practicing the Plan By Francois Burman, Pr. Eng, MSc.

Testing the Waters By Reilly Fogarty Understanding human physiology through diving

Heartbroken After DCS By Sarah Doyle

How the Dive Reflex Protects the Brain and HeartDAN medical information specialists and researchers answer your dive medicine questions.

Scuba Diving and Life Expectancy By Peter Buzzacott, MPH, Ph.D.

Foam Rolling By Jessica B. Adams, Ph.D., and Jaime B. Adams, M.S., CSCS

Painful Swelling on a Pacific Island By Nadia Aly

Anatomy of a Commercial Mixed-Gas Dive By Michael Menduno

Table 1. Mixed-Gas Bounce Dive Comparison

Be Informed, and Stay Calm By Sheila Koenig

Nitrox Diving Safety By Peter Buzzacott, Ph.D., MPH