In this edition of our popular podcast, Paul Pennington catches up with Professor Matthew Bown, British Heart Foundation Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Leicester to talk about abdominal aortic aneurysm research. Mental health campaigner, Mohammed Sbahuddin Rafiuddin talks to Paul about ‘Mohammed’s Mental Health Campaign’. Professor Simak Ali from Imperial College London joins Paul to highlight a new research initiative, funded by Breast Cancer Now, into breast cancer treatment resistance and, in the final interview, timed to coincide with Crohns and Colitis Awareness Week, Paul speaks to Sarah Sleet, CEO of the charity, Crohns & Colitis UK, about their push to improve the speed of diagnosis for IBD patients.