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Fullspan Health Announces First-ever 2026 Healthline Awards

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The inaugural Healthline Awards showcase credible health and wellness products vetted by a team of expert testers and medical reviewers. Design by Healthline
  • Winners of the inaugural 2026 Healthline Awards have been announced by Fullspan Health, a B2B healthcare platform under Healthline’s parent company, RVO Health.
  • The Healthline Awards feature more than two dozen health and wellness products vetted by a team of experienced product testers and medical reviewers.
  • The 2026 Healthline Awards offer consumers trustworthy, evidence-based, credible wellness products to enhance health and well-being.

Healthline Media announced the winners of the first-ever 2026 Healthline Awards on September 29. The awards recognize more than two dozen outstanding health and wellness products, a collaboration with Fullspan Health, a B2B healthcare platform under Healthline’s parent company, RVO Health.

Healthline is widely regarded as a reliable source of consumer-focused health information amid rising health misinformation and unsubstantiated product claims. Millions of readers rely on Healthline for medically accurate content to make informed decisions about their health.

The Healthline Awards products were evaluated with the same high-caliber expert medical review and editorial rigor synonymous with Healthline Media’s evidence-based health content.

To that end, 56% of surveyed Healthline readers say recommendations from health experts matter most when purchasing products. What’s more, 82% of consumers say they value websites that combine trusted information with actionable tools.

“The line between health content and commerce continues to blur as consumers discover products through creators, social platforms, and AI,” said Christine Maguire, Chief Business Officer and EVP, Fullspan Health. 

“Healthline has an opportunity to bring something distinct to that environment: trusted health expertise. That authority is reflected not only in the millions of consumers who turn to Healthline, but in its position as the highest-ranked health publisher cited by both ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews. The Healthline Awards extend that credibility into product evaluation that consumers can trust.”

Product testing for 2026 Healthline Awards

The products included in the inaugural Healthline Awards were evaluated by Healthline’s Medical Standards and Insights team. This helped to ensure that products met Healthline’s rigorous standards.

Each product and its manufacturer were assessed for key criteria, including: 

  • product composition
  • potential for harm
  • company integrity
  • transparency around safety and quality
  • whether health claims are supported by evidence

Products that met Healthline’s medical, brand, and content integrity standards underwent hands-on testing using objective evaluation criteria developed in collaboration with medical experts. 

Testing criteria and minimum testing periods varied by category to assess quality, functionality, ease of use, value, transparency, and performance. For instance, additional testing criteria were given for certain products, including supplements and CBD.

“Consumers may know what’s popular or well marketed, but they deserve to know which health and wellness products truly stand up to medical rigor,” said Robin Hough, SVP of Content and Editor-in-Chief, Healthline. 

“We look at ingredient safety, whether claims are supported by current clinical research, and how transparent the company is about the product,” Hough said. “If a product clears those standards, our editors then put it to the test using an objective, hands-on review process and scoring criteria.”

Winners of the 2026 Healthline Awards 

The Healthline Awards showcase credible health and wellness products vetted by a team of dedicated product testers and medical professionals.

Products earned one of two Healthline Award distinctions:

  1. Editor’s Pick — Products awarded for category-specific criteria that are the best indicators of quality, transparency, safety, and value.  
  2. Best Overall — Healthline’s highest honor, awarded to a product that rates highest against category-specific review and testing criteria.

The 2026 Healthline Award winners are listed below by category. Read more at: Healthline.com/programs/awards

Creatine

Protein Powder

Editor’s Pick: Designs for Health Bone Broth Protein Powder
Best Overall: Thorne Whey Protein Isolate

Other Workout Supplements

Editor’s Pick: NOW Foods Double Strength HMB Tablets
Best Overall: Thorne Creatine + BCAA

Prenatals

Editor’s Pick: Needed Prenatal Multi Capsules
Best Overall: Perelel Prenatal Packs — 3rd Trimester Pack

Health Trackers

Editor’s Pick: Oura Ring
Best Overall: Garmin Venu 4

Multivitamins

Editor’s Pick: EllaOla Essentials Tasteless Multivitamin – Men’s & Women’s
Best Overall: First Day No Junk Multi – Men’s & Women

Recovery Devices

Editor’s Pick: Therabody Theragun Mini Plus
Best Overall: Therabody Theragun Relief

Probiotics

Editor’s Pick: Biocidin Botanicals Proflora4R
Best Overall: Ritual Synbiotic+

CBD — Ingestibles

Editor’s Pick: Joy Organics Broad Spectrum THC-Free CBD Softgels, 25 mg
Best Overall: Medterra Enhanced Relief Citrus CBD Tincture, 1000 mg

CBD — Topicals

Editor’s Pick: Joy Organics Organic CBD Salve, Lavender Eucalyptus, 1000 mg
Best Overall: Joy Organics CBD Muscle & Joint Gel, 3000 mg

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Submissions for the 2027 Healthline Awards will open in spring 2027 via Healthline.com and Fullspan Health’s LinkedIn.