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At the time of the announcement, the grant was scheduled to run until 2020. It is not known if this is the last time this grant will be issued.
,2016 - Unknown
2017 - Dr Virginie Papadopoulou
2018 - Daniel Popa, MD, PhD
2019 - Dr Jens-Christian Meiners
The Australian authors - Dr Neil Banham (lead) and Dr John Lippmann - reported that a 26 year-old healthy male freediver dived to 10 m / 32.8 ft where he met a friend who was diving on scuba.
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A report on social media stated that the 55-year-old diver was ascending from a 91.5 mt / 300 ft solo rebreather dive in Bonaire, and was found unresponsive on the reef at 24 mt / 80 ft with the loop out of her mouth.
,,Always smartly dressed in bright colours, her outfits matched her personality, a bright light and a true force of nature. Nicky Finn, AP Diving
, ,Fiona was always like a storm blowing through in the best possible ways. Lee Ann Hires, Dive Rite
Read moreShe was just a bundle of untamed energy. Lars Bosman
Just over a year ago, on Monday 15th January 2018, NHS England launched a 30 day public consultation to review
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Dr Adel Mohamed Taher has looked after the health of thousands of scuba divers and dive Pros in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt for more than two decades.
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Cardiac issues have become a leading factor in diving fatalities, according to a study.
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This award is presented at the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society annual symposium to an individual UHMS member.
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This is the first time that the UHMS has provided live streaming access to this meeting
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Hamilton worked with some interesting people, including cutting edge explorers such as Sheck Exley.
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DDRC Healthcare is a medical treatment, training and research not-for-profit organisation, based in Plymouth UK.
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NHS England believes that hyperbaric oxygen is currently over provided, at an unnecessary cost to tax payers, and they propose to reduce the number of hyperbaric chambers from ten to eight.
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The Hyperbaric Treatment Center, located at Kuakini Medical Center in Honolulu and operated by the University of Hawaii under the John A. Burns School of Medicine, closed in October 2017 due to a shortage of doctors able to staff the facility.
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These dive physicians, educators and scientists have won the DAN / Rolex Award because of their commitment to dive safety.
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At present, this invaluable center, operated by the University of Hawaii‘s John A. Burns School of Medicine, has had to temporarily close, following the departure of the facility's last doctor.
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To diagnose gum disease, dentists insert a thin metal probe to between the tooth and gum to measure the amount of gum that has shrunk back from the tooth. The depth to which the tool can be inserted indicates the severity of the gum disease.
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In a recent statement, Dive Master Insurance said: "UK clients visiting Guernsey and Jersey should be aware that where hyperbaric treatment is required following a diving accident they will be repatriated to the UK.
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