03:41 PM EDT, 08/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose late Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.7% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 0.5%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.2%.

In corporate news, Pediatrix Medical ( MD ) shares were climbing 3% in recent trading, a day after its board authorized a share buyback program of up to $250 million.