Mapping the environmental exposures that impact human health
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Episode Mapping the environmental exposures that impact human health
The human exposome is the environmental equivalent of the human genome, and there's a project in the works to map it.
It's a huge project that needs to take into account our lifestyles, cultures, economics and politics. Essentially, everything but our genome.
Also, a concerning disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians when it comes to kidney transplants.
And a small risk comes to light in relation to GLP-1s used for diabetes and weight loss.
References
• Guidance on medicinal cannabis prescribing targets unsafe practice - AHPRA • GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Higher Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration • Am I on the list? Clinician‐reported factors for kidney transplantation non‐waitlisting among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with kidney failure: a cross‐sectional study • The Human Exposome Project • Generation Cancer - 4Corners • Mapping the chemical complexity of plastics - Nature
Links in the notes 6
- https://www.ahpra.gov.au/News/2025-07-09-Medicinal-cannabis-guidance.aspx
- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2836134?guestAccessKey=c1a0a7e0-c334-4c22-9cf6-03dc6091e57c&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postup_jn&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf-tfl_&utm_term=070225
- https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2025/223/1/am-i-list-clinician-reported-factors-kidney-transplantation-non-waitlisting?utm_source=tiles&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=homepage
- https://exposomemoonshot.org/the-human-exposome-project/
- https://iview.abc.net.au/video/NC2503H023S00
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09184-8
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