It began with a simple WhatsApp message from one of my senior patients. A photograph of his lipid profile. Total cholesterol: 237 mg/dL. The lab’s reference range flashed red. “Doctor saab, do I need more treatment?” he asked.

It was a fair question. Most people fixate on that single bold number, total cholesterol, much like focusing on the final score of a match without knowing how each player........

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