Private equity firms now account for as much as a quarter of practices providing behavioral health services in some states, a new study finds. “It all comes down to what kind of care they’re providing,” says Jane Zhu, M.D. “If these firms are expanding to increase access for people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to receive behavioral health treatment, that could be positive.”

University of Oregon head football coach Dan Lanning wins $5,000 in a charity golf tournament benefiting the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute.

OHSU treats the world's first documented case of toxic leukoencephalopathy caused by illicit fentanyl inhalation. Chris Eden, M.D., says, “We know very well the classic opiate side effects: respiratory depression, loss of consciousness, disorientation. But we don’t classically think of it causing possibly irreversible brain damage and affecting the brain, as it did in this case.”

OHSU treats the world's first documented case of toxic leukoencephalopathy caused by illicit fentanyl inhalation. Chris Eden, M.D., says, “We know very well the classic opiate side effects: respiratory depression, loss of consciousness, disorientation. But we don’t classically think of it causing possibly irreversible brain damage and affecting the brain, as it did in this case.”

University of Oregon head football coach Dan Lanning wins $5,000 in a charity golf tournament benefiting the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute.

University of Oregon head football coach Dan Lanning wins $5,000 in a charity golf tournament benefiting the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute.

University of Oregon head football coach Dan Lanning wins $5,000 in a charity golf tournament benefiting the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute.

University of Oregon head football coach Dan Lanning wins $5,000 in a charity golf tournament benefiting the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute.

University of Oregon head football coach Dan Lanning wins $5,000 in a charity golf tournament benefiting the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute.

Yareli Cornejo Torres speaks with PCC News about her experience in the BUILD EXITO Program — a collaboration between PCC, Portland State University and OHSU for underrepresented students with an interest in biomedical, public health and social science research careers — and her career as a social worker at OHSU.