03:31 PM EDT, 08/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks advanced late Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each adding 0.6%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) increased 0.2%.

In corporate news, scPharmaceuticals (SCPH) shares climbed 4.5% after it said Thursday it received five notices of allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office for patent applications covering its SCP-111 furosemide formulation.