STDs

State health officials, alarmed by the growing number of cases, have launched a social media education campaign, a new website, and are working on other ways to reverse that trend.

Anita, like many of us, was essentially taught that a herpes diagnosis means the end of a good sex life. Now it's time for a real education about the sexually transmitted infection, which is extremely common and far less terrifying once you open the door to conversation about it. | Support this show with a donation to wunc.org/give.

Wake County reported more than 200 syphilis cases last year. Wake County's Public Health Director Sue Lynn Ledford says that's a big up-tick compared to…

Lawmakers want to allow more types of experts to weigh in on sex education materials under a bill that advanced through the House Wednesday.Under current…