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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...

The Food Safety Edge: Why It Matters More After 40

For many, foodborne illness is something we associate with a bad restaurant meal or a short-lived stomach bug. But as we move through middle age and...

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....

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...

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...

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...