Kennedy Clinic Hospital

Clinical and functional characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among smokers and never-smokers: a retrospective cross-sectional observational study at a specialist center in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2023–2025

Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) also occurs in people who have never smoked, particularly in settings where pulmonary tuberculosis and household biomass exposure remain common. We aimed to compare clinical and functional characteristics of smokers...

Can a card-based educational game enhance functional anatomy knowledge in first-year medical students? A mixed-methods study

Anatomy is a foundational yet cognitively demanding subject in undergraduate medical education. Although game-based learning has shown potential to enhance engagement and assessment performance, evidence remains limited for low-cost, single-session, card-based interventions desig...