09:15 AM EDT, 04/09/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were falling premarket Thursday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLV ) down 0.2% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) 0.7% lower.

Neogen (NEOG) shares were down more than 5% after the company reported lower fiscal Q3 adjusted earnings and revenue.

Novartis ( NVS ) said it will expand its programs to find and treat patients with heart disease and cancer in "hard-to-reach" communities worldwide. Novartis ( NVS ) stock was down more than 1% pre-bell.

GoodRx ( GDRX ) shares were up more than 2% after the company said it partnered with Eli Lilly ( LLY ) to expand self-pay purchasing options for two weight management medications, Foundayo and Zepbound KwikPen.