About 25 years ago, a group of pathology experts meeting in Maryland reexamined multiple accounts from the compulsive diarists of the era, and confirmed the poison was likely derived from mushrooms.

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Before the experts were rushing to find treatments and testing for the coronavirus, some were busy trying to find ways to detect mushroom poison. Earlier this year, a team at the U.S. Department of ...

Recent news of more than 30 cases of mushroom-related illness and death has prompted some Southern Californians to seek a mushroom education.

Poison control can be reached anytime by calling 800-222-1222. Mushrooms can be delicious, and being able to find them naturally in your own community -- like you can here in Michigan -- is an extra ...

Officials say this rainy season has created ideal conditions for the widespread growth of toxic death cap mushrooms across ...