Perform a web-search for digestive disease or urinary disease.

Perform a web-search for digestive disease or urinary disease.

Select a news article or newly published article from the last 24 months (2 years).

Summarize the article by reporting the following information (if relevant) from the article:

Copy and past the URL of your article in your REPLY to this discussion board. Below the URL, please provide your responses to #2-5.
Identify the type of digestive disease or urinary disease discussed in your article. Define the disease, and common risk factors associated with the disease.
List any medical interventions associated with the disease that may be mentioned in the article.
Define any terms that you are unfamiliar with (you should have at least two terms per article).
Explain how this disease state might impact homeostasis and/or the functioning of another body system.

Your posts should be coherent, at least 5 sentences in length (standard paragraph), and should show that you have a grasp of the concept you are discussing. Try to stay away from using medical or scientific jargon; if you must use these terms, please be sure to explain what they mean.

You will be required to REPLY to one of your classmate’s posts (CANVAS will automatically assign you to a classmate’s post). In your REPLY to your classmate’s post, you should

Assess the correctness (to the best of your ability) of their responses to #2-5 above.
Expand on their summary of how the disease impacts homeostasis and other body systems.
Make a connection between their original post and YOUR original post.