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A mother and son in Massachusetts, US, had a near-death experience after they ate highly toxic "death cap" mushrooms foraged from a friends backyard.

A mom and son from Massachusetts came close to dying after eating mushrooms they had foraged for dinner. Kam Look and her son, Kai Chen, became ill after eating their meal, with the mushroom poisoning causing severe liver damage.

WORCESTER — An Amherst mother and son who took ill after eating foraged mushrooms are continuing to recover from a near-fatal experience that required significant medical intervention from a team led by a toxicology expert at the University of...

The 63-year-old mother had to have a liver transplant after eating the deadly mushroom, which she plucked from a friend’s backyard in Amherst.

A Massachusetts mother and her son are on the mend after they almost died from ingesting highly toxic "death cap" mushrooms they foraged for dinner.

Doctors fly in an emergency dose of drug from Philadelphia to treat a Massachusetts woman and her adult son, who nearly died after eating a "death cap" mushroom.

A discussion with Sameed Khatana MD, and Barrak Alahmad, MD, regarding the effect of climate change on risk for cardiovascular disease.

Doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center were able to save a mother and son who nearly died from mushroom poisoning.

A mother and son in Massachusetts are lucky to be alive after ingesting "death cap" mushrooms they found growing outside their Amherst home.

A Massachusetts family that survived a near-death experience after foraging mushrooms is sharing their story in hopes of preventing others from making the same mistake.