Across California, a quiet pastime has turned deadly. A surge in poisonings linked to wild “death cap” mushrooms has left at ...

Three people in California have died after consuming wild death cap mushrooms, a fatal fungus that can cause severe liver damage from amatoxin poisoning. Within two months, the toxic mushroom has sent ...

FORT DRUM, N.Y. (June 5, 2025) -- When a wild mushroom bears the name “Funeral Bell,” it’s probably best to avoid them. The Fort Drum Garrison Safety Office recently worked with the Directorate of ...

Toxic death cap mushrooms have sickened more than 30 people and killed three across coastal Northern California, but Santa ...

– The California Department of Public Health issued an updated health advisory warning Californians not to pick or eat wild ...

California public health officials on Wednesday issued a health advisory urging residents to avoid picking and eating any ...