Fierce Healthcare December 18, 2023
WeightWatchers is adding its name to the growing list of companies providing telehealth weight loss management and access to buzzy GLP-1 medications.
Building on its acquisition of digital health company Sequence in May, the company launched WeightWatchers Clinic available through the WeightWatchers app to provide telehealth access to certified clinicians and access to FDA-approved medications.
The company also unveiled a a GLP-1 program offering specialized behavioral support focusing on nutrition and activity for those on GLP-1 medications, such as Ozempic or Mounjaro. The new program was scientifically designed to help support the unique behavioral and nutritional needs that patients face while on a GLP-1 journey, according to the company.
WeightWatchers says its GLP-1 program was developed by its team of...