01:52 PM EDT, 09/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each adding about 0.5%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) increased 0.1%.

In corporate news, UnitedHealth ( UNH ) shares jumped past 9% after the firm said interim data for Star Year 2026/Payment Year 2027 suggested about 78% of its membership will be in 4-star or higher plans, consistent with expectations and past performance.

Tiziana Life Sciences ( TLSA ) shares surged 12% after it said Tuesday that Chief Executive Ivor Elrifi has bought 14,848 shares of the company at $1.65 per share.

Elutia ( ELUT ) shares dropped past 18% after it said Tuesday it has agreed to sell its EluPro and CanGaroo bioenvelopes to Boston Scientific (BSX) for $88 million in cash. Boston Scientific shares were fractionally higher.

PACS (PACS) shares tumbled 29% after the company said Chief Financial Officer Derick Apt resigned Sept. 2. An investigation found that Apt accepted "a series of high-value items" from individuals associated with entities with which the company does business, thereby breaching company policies, PACS said.