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Certain serious fungal infections occur in regions of the United States with specific environments and are often tied to soil exposure. These infections can affect both healthy and immunocompromised people, but proper diagnosis ...
Nov 14, 2025
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In the den of his small apartment in Stockton, 56-year-old Rex Dangerfield sits at a table. The walls are bare, and the space stripped down to essentials. The T-shirt he wears, stamped with the words "I am a Survivor," drapes ...
Sep 23, 2025
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The latest California numbers suggest 2025 will be another record-smashing year for valley fever, the illness linked to drought and precipitation and spread by fungal spores.
Aug 18, 2025
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Can artificial intelligence (AI) potentially transform health care for the better?
Jul 10, 2025
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For the second year in a row, California is on track to have a record-breaking number of valley fever cases, which public health officials say are driven by longer, drier summers.
May 31, 2025
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California is heading toward another record year for cases of Valley fever, the disease caused by fungal spores linked to cycles of drought and precipitation.
Apr 28, 2025
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Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is caused by a fungus that thrives in moist soils and becomes airborne during drought. Its spores are easily inhaled, leading to infection. Climate change is creating the perfect conditions ...
Apr 10, 2025
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A new study led by researchers at UC Berkeley School of Public Health found a link between exposure to fine mineral dust and an increased risk of Valley fever, an emerging infectious disease that is becoming increasingly ...
Feb 20, 2025
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Over the past several days, the world has watched on in shock as wildfires have devastated large parts of Los Angeles.
Jan 16, 2025
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The incidence and range of valley fever has grown dramatically over the last two decades, and some experts warn that the fungus is growing increasingly resistant to drugs—a phenomenon they say is due to the spraying of ...
Oct 7, 2024
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