08:57 AM EDT, 05/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were edging higher pre-bell Thursday with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) slightly advancing and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) recently up 0.4%.

Eton Pharmaceuticals ( ETON ) shares were up more than 5% after the company said the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug application for Khindivi, a hydrocortisone oral solution, as replacement therapy in pediatric patients aged five and older with adrenocortical insufficiency.