Medicine · Infectious Diseases
An umbrella review of 22 systematic reviews found highly credible evidence of mental-health disparities affecting LGBTQIA+ populations. Compared with cisgender heterosexual people, lesbian, gay and bisexual populations had higher risks of depressive disorders and suicidal behavior, while bisexual people had higher odds of anxiety symptoms and non-suicidal self-injury than lesbian and gay people.
A scoping review examined nine studies published from 2005 through November 2025 on donor funding disruptions and paediatric HIV services in sub-Saharan Africa. The included studies linked funding transitions, particularly those involving PEPFAR, with health-system disruptions across several stages of children’s HIV care.
Among 426 people living with HIV in Nanning, China, better sleep was associated with higher health-related quality of life. Statistical analyses suggested that depression and anxiety explained much of this relationship, although the study cannot show that poor sleep causes either condition.
