HEALTH NEWS
Dr. Carson Named a 2024 Top Doctor by Monmouth Magazine
Carson Internal Medicine is excited to share that Dr. Carson has been named a 2024 Top Doctor by Monmouth Magazine! To be named a Monmouth Magazine...
A New, Hopeful Era for Brain Health
From prevention to precision care, a new wave of research is reshaping what it means to protect your memory and thinking For generations, a...
Spirituality in Medicine: Rediscovering an Ancient Dimension of Healing
Modern medicine excels at treating disease, yet true healing can go beyond correcting an abnormal lab value or repairing an injury. It involves...
Reflections on First Year in a Concierge Practice
As the year comes to an end, Dr. Michael Carson and Practice Manager, Michele Rizzuto, reflect on the insights, growth, and standout moments that...
Keeping Up with Apps
Exercise coach, meditation guru, calorie counter, hearing amplifier, mood lifter, EKG monitor, always-available walking buddy…with 350,000+ apps...
The Happiness Study: Lessons from Lives Well-Lived
“Happiness is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it will evade you, but if you notice the other things around you, it will gently...
New Advisory Brings the Alcohol-Cancer Connection to the Forefront
Alcohol and Cancer Risk Our year was off to a sobering start with the advisory on alcohol and cancer risk issued by the Surgeon General in January....
Heart Health Update: All Roads Lead to Prevention
Whether you’re a healthy 40-something with a family history of premature cardiac events, a 50-year-old mother who experienced a complicated...
Truth or Dare: Staying Informed in an Age of Misinformation
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting its boots on.” * It’s not easy to cut through the clutter in our world...
The New Holiday Plate: Healthy, Wholesome, and Welcoming For All
As dietary restrictions become more commonplace (an estimated 10% of Americans have a food allergy, another 5% are vegetarian or vegan), serving a...
The Gratitude Attitude
If your parents repeatedly exhorted you to count your blessings, it may well prove to be one of the best pieces of medical advice they shared. In...
Unpacking the Mysteries of the Microbiome
In the past decade it has become well recognized that the millions of bacteria in the gut, collectively known as the microbiome, can influence the...
Testosterone Therapy for Midlife Males: More Questions Than Answers
At around the same time as females enter menopause in their late 40s or early 50s, males are experiencing their own hormonal decline, called...
A New Look at Moving through Menopause
Defined simply as the final menstrual period, when it is no longer possible for a woman to get pregnant, the current approach to menopause has...
Midlife Crisis or Midlife Reassessment?
Like so many popular 20th century concepts, the image of a man in an existential crisis at age 50 who trades in his long-time wife and car for newer...