03:31 PM EST, 02/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.2% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) rising 0.5%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1%.

In sector news, the US Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

In corporate news, Evolus ( EOLS ) shares popped 3.2% after it said Thursday it received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for Evolysse Form and Evolysse Smooth injectable hyaluronic acid gels.