Dr. Shukhman reviewing labs with a patient If you live in Calabasas or the surrounding communities and you're paying any attention to what's happening in medicine right now, you've heard about GLP-1 medications. Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound. You've probably seen the weight-loss headlines and the before-and-after photos. What you may not have heard, and what I want to talk about in this post, is that the medical community is starting to look at GLP-1s in a very differen

The idea of a weight-loss pill naturally gets attention. For many people, a daily tablet sounds simpler, easier, and less intimidating than a weekly injection. And now that Wegovy tablets are part of the current U.S. prescribing information, it is reasonable for patients to ask an important question: Are Wegovy pills as effective as the shots? The honest answer is: They appear to be effective, but injectable Wegovy still looks somewhat stronger on average based on the current