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Malaria and Diving

Sep 5, 2025

Malaria is spread by anopheles mosquitoes. Image by Franklin Santillan A. from Pexels DAN receives many inquiries from members regarding malaria. Indeed, malaria has become an increasing problem due to drug resistance. As divers venture deeper into the tropics they...

Diving with Asthma?

Sep 2, 2025

Many asthmatics want to dive, but unfortunately, there are a number of concerns about the effect of asthma on dive safety. Dive physicians have traditionally taken a very conservative approach to asthma in dive fitness assessments. Mention of the word "asthma" and...