Why it’s so hard to find a primary-care doctor these days

This episode includes an audio segment that contains discussion of sexual violence.

On today’s show: 

Saudi border guards regularly kill African men, women, and children trying to cross the border from Yemen, according to Human Rights Watch. Its report says hundreds are known to have died in the last year and a half. The Guardian has more.

Fewer Americans rely on a primary-care physician than in previous generations. Vox explores the decline of the family doctor.

Parmigiano-Reggiano producers are adding edible microchips to their cheese wheels to beat counterfeiters. The Wall Street Journal has the story.