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

Dr. Shukhman For seven years I did what I was trained to do. Short visits. Back to back patients. Charts to review, boxes to check, and a system that kept moving whether I felt good about the care I was giving or not. I was a good doctor. I cared about my patients. But caring was not enough when the system would not let me show up the way they actually needed me to. The thing that finally broke me was not one single moment. It was a feeling that kept building over time. My pa

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

You're doing everything right. You've swapped processed foods for whole foods. You're cooking more, snacking less, and perhaps even tracking your meals. You're moving your body regularly. Yet, the scale either won't budge or is creeping in the wrong direction. This situation often starts with confusion. Then comes frustration. Finally, that quiet, deflating thought: maybe something is wrong with me. In our experience, that instinct is often correct. Weight Loss Isn't Just a W

White Olive DPC consultation room near Calabasas Finding good primary care near Calabasas is harder than it should be. Most people in the Calabasas and Conejo Valley area do not lack access to healthcare. They lack access to the kind of healthcare that actually fits how they live. Appointments are short. Follow-ups get lost. And if your labs come back "normal," the conversation usually ends there, even when something still does not feel right. This post explains what a differ