01:40 PM EDT, 05/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.5% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) advancing 0.4%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.5%.

In corporate news, Streamline Health Solutions ( STRM ) shares surged 132% after MDaudit announced that it will acquire Streamline in an all-cash deal valued at about $37.4 million, including debt.