New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. As GLP-1 firms continue to bulk up, WeightWatchers (WW) is stepping off the scale. The points-system-based weight loss program filed for bankruptcy on May 6, with its premarket value plummeting … Read more
WW International, formerly known as WeightWatchers, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday in a bid to cut its debt after Ozempic and other hugely popular obesity drugs upended its business model. Shares of the company, which once boasted of media mogul Oprah Winfrey as one of its top shareholders, slumped 40% in extended … Read more
This topic will no longer be weighing on Oprah Winfrey’s chest. Winfrey, 70, who was recently trimmed from the WeightWatchers board of directors after admitting she uses a weight-loss drug, will tackle the controversial topic of prescription weight-loss injectables like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy in an upcoming ABC primetime special. “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame … Read more
WeightWatchers is taking a bite out of the weight-loss drug and telehealth industries. The weight-loss program — also known as WW International — is set to purchase the company Sequence. Sequence, a telehealth and medical subscription service, links patients with doctors who can prescribe them controversial weight-loss and diabetes drugs, such as Ozempic, Wegovy and … Read more