WeightWatchers makes a move into the controversial market for diabetes and obesity drugs including Ozempic
Sequence is a subscription service that offers telehealth visits with doctors who can prescribe the drugs. WeightWatchers, which has long promised to help customers lose weight through food-tracking and lifestyle changes, is moving to also offer customers a medical weight-loss approach.
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