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This article seems to be dispelling the cholesterol "myth". The notion that high levels of cholesterol is bad for your health seems to be a myth for many people, but not all people, depending on your genetics.

The evidence that high levels of serum cholesterol are associated with negative health effects is overwhelming.

The relationship between dietary cholesterol and health is more nuanced and depends on context. When you take the context into account, the results of these studies all tend to concord with one another.

My doctor believes the cholesterol myth even after my blood work came back normal. I was told I need to "clean up my diet" without any recommendations. Doc was basically saying eggs bad.

What’s “the cholesterol myth”?

Maybe that eating cholesterol puts cholesterol into your blood stream?

Maybe? Wondering whether they’re referring to the lipid hypothesis, diet heart hypothesis or, as you say, the contribution of dietary cholesterol to serum cholesterol.

I wouldn’t consider any of those to be myths, FWIW.