NEW YORK, NY – September 29, 2026 — Fullspan Health™, a unified B2B healthcare platform from RVO Health™, today announced the winners of the inaugural 2026 Healthline Awards. Winners have been evaluated with the same evidence-based standards, expert medical review, and editorial rigor that Healthline brings to all its health content.
As consumers play a more active role in managing their health and wellness across an increasingly complex mix of platforms and services, they’re having to navigate a rise in health-based misinformation, unverified trends, and unsubstantiated product claims. That trend is driving greater demand for credible, evidence-based guidance and actionable information. In fact, 56% of Healthline users say recommendations from health experts matter most when purchasing products and 82% of consumers say they value websites that combine trusted information with tools to act on what they learn. That’s why Healthline is expanding on its deep commitment to providing the most accurate and trusted health information and bringing those same values to product evaluation.
“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. If a product clears those standards, our editors then put it to the test using an objective, hands-on review process and scoring criteria.”
Healthline Vets Products Against Medical Research and with Editorial Integrity
Healthline’s Medical Standards and Insights team evaluates each product and the company behind it — including product composition, potential for harm, company integrity, transparency around safety and quality, and whether health claims are supported by evidence. Only products and brands that meet Healthline’s medical, brand, and content integrity standards move to hands-on editorial testing, with additional criteria applied by category, including supplements and CBD.
Products can earn one of two Healthline Award distinctions:
- Editor’s Pick - Editor’s Picks are awarded for category-specific criteria that are the best indicators of quality, transparency, safety, and value.
- Best Overall - Healthline’s highest honor, awarded to the product that rates highest against Healthline’s category-specific review and testing criteria.
“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.”
The 2026 Healthline Award Winners are below by category. Read more at: Healthline.com/programs/awards
Creatine
Editor’s Pick: Thorne Creatine
Best Overall: NOW Creatine Monohydrate
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 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, 25mg
Best Overall: Medterra Enhanced Relief Citrus CBD Tincture, 1000mg
CBD — Topicals
Editor’s Pick: Joy Organics Organic CBD Salve, Lavender Eucalyptus, 1000mg
Best Overall: Joy Organics CBD Muscle & Joint Gel, 3000mg
Featured Favorites
Editor’s Pick: Throne One
Editor’s Pick: Nuropod
Editor’s Pick: Chirp Decompression and Massage Table
Editor’s Pick: Cornbread Mushroom Gummies — Sleep
Editor’s Pick: Grüns Gummies
Editor’s Pick: Ritual Magnesium
Editor’s Pick: Cloud RO Water Filter
Editor’s Pick: Dirty Labs BioEnzyme Laundry Detergent
To submit a product for a 2027 Healthline Award, please watch for award submission announcements on Healthline.com and Fullspan Health’s LinkedIn in spring 2027.
AWARD METHODOLOGY
Each Healthline Award submission first undergoes an objective review by Healthline’s Medical Standards and Insights team, which evaluates both the brand and product. Criteria include product composition; potential for harm; company integrity; transparency around safety, quality and efficacy; and whether health claims are supported by evidence. Products that meet Healthline’s medical, brand, and content integrity standards then move to hands-on testing by experienced Healthline testers using objective evaluation criteria, developed alongside medical experts.. Testing criteria and minimum testing periods vary by category and assess quality, functionality, ease of use, value, transparency, and observable performance during the testing period.
About Healthline
Millions of information-seekers turn to Healthline every month for medically-evidenced content, communities, and solutions when they need it the most. Healthline is a part of RVO Health, a partnership between Red Ventures and Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group. Learn more at Healthline.com.
About Fullspan Health
Fullspan Health is a B2B healthcare platform that combines data-driven tools, medically backed content, and marketing services to improve health outcomes. Backed by trusted brands including Healthline, Healthgrades, Medical News Today, and more, it helps partners engage consumers and healthcare providers across the entire health journey, from discovery to care.
1 RVO Health Decision Content Personas Survey. Mar 2023. N = 563 Healthline H&W Content Visitors.
2 RVO Health Media Landscape Survey. Feb 2026. N = 1,000 U.S. adults. Data weighted to represent U.S. Pop on Age and Gender.
