While some mushrooms are completely harmless and, in fact, quite delicious to eat, others can cause severe or fatal health risks. The death cap mushroom, or Amanita phalloides, is aptly named due to ...

Mushrooms, while often appreciated for their culinary variety and distinctive flavors, also pose great risks to human health. Out of the many hundreds of species that grow throughout the world, a ...

California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children. The ...

Monterey County officials are warning people about the risks of wild mushrooms, some of which are native to California for most of the year Some of the seven patients are still hospitalized as of Dec.

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