Dr. Ike Baker

04/03/2026

A day to reflect. Wishing you all a blessed Good Friday!

04/01/2026

April is Autism Awareness Month🌈 For info about autism awareness, keep reading the caption or check out the link below! And let's remember to always show kindness to those around us.

🔸What exactly is autism?

Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an estimated 1 in 36 children and 1 in 45 adults in the United States today.

🔸Some potential signs of autism at any age:

-Loss of previously acquired speech, babbling or social skills
-Avoidance of eye contact
-Persistent preference for solitude
-Difficulty understanding other people’s feelings
-Delayed language development
-Persistent repetition of words or phrases (echolalia)
-Resistance to minor changes in routine or surroundings
-Restricted interests
-Repetitive behaviors (flapping, rocking, spinning, etc.)
-Unusual and intense reactions to sounds, smells, tastes, textures, lights and/or colors

🔗https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism

03/27/2026

Dr. Baker's priority is providing you with the care necessary to meet your needs. Call us to schedule an appointment!

📞 (205) 221-4916

03/24/2026

Mayo Clinic Minute: AI advances help care teams find hard-to-see colon polyps
March 18, 2026

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AI advances help care teams find hard-to-see colon polyps. Learn more from Dr. Michael Wallace from Mayo Clinic.

03/19/2026

Dr. Ike Baker is located at 1446 Jones Dairy Road, Jasper, Alabama, in Suite 100 at the Walker Medical Diagnostic Center.

Call (205) 221-4916 to schedule your appointment!

03/17/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀🌈

03/14/2026

👨🏽‍⚕️Have a great weekend, everybody!

03/07/2026

What are the kidneys responsible for? 🤔

How do we best take care of them, and how can we recognize when something is wrong?

March is National Kidney Month. Take this time to educate yourself on ways to care for your kidneys and recognize the risks and symptoms of kidney disease!

03/04/2026

👨‍⚕️Call us to schedule an appointment, and let our team of medical professionals serve you!

📞 (205) 221-4916

02/28/2026

Mayo Clinic Minute: Heart Health!

❤️Read up on what high triglycerides mean and why it matters to your heart health!

https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/.../mayo-clinic.../

02/27/2026

Schedule an appointment with Dr. Ike Baker, and lets get your body on the right track again. ❤️‍🩹

02/21/2026

Mayo Clinic Minute: Using combined therapy to treat obesity
February 17, 2026

📽 Video: https://youtu.be/BZ7G0pBAWSc
🔗 Article: https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-using-combined-therapy-to-treat-obesity/

Research shows that metabolic surgery and GLP-1 medications are both effective therapies for treating obesity. Medications typically result in a 10% loss of ...