Top names in health and medicine meet in Davos

Some of the biggest names in science and medicine are in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos this week to rub elbows with world leaders and one-percenters — and talk about the future of health care — at the World Economic Forum. The annual meeting, which starts today, draws in health, medicine, and biopharma leaders from across the globe. Not in attendance this year: Top officials from the Trump administration. NIH Director Francis Collins — who helped plan the scientific sessions and was slated to take part in several panels — is one of several officials no longer attending due to the government shutdown.