Mushrooms are known for their health benefits, but while some species can help with everything from brain health to bacterial ...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an urgent advisory following a recent outbreak of amatoxin poisoning linked to the consumption of wild, foraged mushrooms. One person has ...

Have you ever looked out into your garden and wondered if the little mushrooms that can be seen popping up everywhere are edible? The many magical and captivating types of fungi are certainly ...

A warm, wet summer weather means wild mushrooms are multiplying, and poison control calls are increasing. Most of those calls involve children under 5 picking or eating a mushroom that could be ...

Death cap mushrooms were in the headlines this week after an Australian woman received a life sentence for fatally poisoning some of her family members with the toxic fungus. But recent research has ...

Foraged wild mushrooms have poisoned 21 children and adults, and killed one adult, in Northern California outbreaks, state health officials warned. Outbreaks have occurred since mid-November in ...

Death cap mushrooms (Amanita phalloides) are among the world’s most poisonous fungi, responsible for the majority of fatal ...