There's something in the air in New Mexico. No, really. A new study by a team of scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the New Mexico Department of Health and the state's research universities ...

It’s shaping up to be a bad year — possibly the worst yet — when it comes to Valley fever, a fungal disease marked by cough and fevers. More than 5,300 cases have been reported in California through ...

Fueled by raging summer temperatures, persistent droughts and increased construction, valley fever cases spiked in 2024. The New Year is predicted to bring more cases. For years, researchers have ...

Cases of valley fever, a fungal disease caused by spores found within soil in parts of the U.S., has been rising in recent ...

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Valley fever, also called coccidioidomycosis or "cocci," is an infectious disease caused by the Coccidioides fungus that grows in the soil and dirt in some areas of California. Valley fever is a lung ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A lesser-known fungal disease infecting Utahns is getting renewed attention from a team of scientists at the University of Utah. The school recently received a three-year grant from ...

ON THE CRACKDOWN EFFORTS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO NEW THIS MORNING, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO WENT TO AN ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL IN KERN COUNTY COULD HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO A SERIOUS FUNGAL INFECTION.

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 ...

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