ALSO NOTED: HealthSouth reports Q1 loss; Johns Hopkins launches Center for Global Health; and much more...

> IBM is donating public health software that could be used to track pandemic flu. Article

> Shares of HealthSouth fell to $4.53 as the Birmingham based chain of rehabilitation hospitals reported first quarter numbers for the first time since 2002. The company posted a loss of $453.1 million for the quarter. Article

> The Wall Street Journal is accusing the New England Journal of Medicine of missing warning sings that Vioxx posed a health risk. Article

> Johns Hopkins is launching a Center for Global Health which will focus on international health issues, drawing on Hopkins' medical school and school of public health. Article

> An e-mail in circulation among doctors at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia has led to a lawsuit. Article

> Chutes & Ladders: Cleveland Clinic Florida CEO Dr. Robert Kay is retiring effective June 1. He will be replaced by Dr. Bernardo Fernandez. Article

And Finally… San Diego docs is suspended in over Web site visits. Article