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The number of mpox cases, formerly known as monkeypox, is low in North Carolina. But a different, more contagious, type of the virus continues to spread in other parts of the world. A UNC doctor explains the differences between the two and how to mitigate the spread of the one that’s already here.

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…