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Dr. John Flack shares strategies for preventing and treating hypertension

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Beatrice Bonner

Published September 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM CDT

Dr. John Flack is a board-certified internal medicine specialist and a Clinical Hypertension Specialist recognized by the American Society of Hypertension. He spoke with Community Voices about how medicine, diet, and lifestyle choices can help prevent and manage high blood pressure. Dr. Flack also shared one of his hobbies outside of medicine: breeding fancy guppies.