Cardiovascular disease remains one of our most urgent health challenges, claiming roughly 3.2 million lives across India each year—accounting for nearly one in four deaths. In my daily practice at Ashok One Hospital, I frequently discuss the primary modifiable driver behind this: elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL), commonly known as "bad cholesterol". When LDL cholesterol circulates in excess, it deposits along arterial walls, forming rigid plaques that restrict blood flo

For years, some diseases have resisted easy answers, including autoimmune conditions where the body attacks itself, and neurodegenerative...