03:17 PM EST, 11/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were higher late Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index rising 0.7% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.8%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.7%.

In corporate news, Teladoc Health ( TDOC ) shares surged past 14% after the company said Monday it launched an artificial intelligence-enabled feature in its remote monitoring product Virtual Sitter.