-- Health care stocks declined Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) each shedding 1.4%.
The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) decreased 0.8%.
In corporate news, HCA Healthcare's (HCA) Q1 results exceeded market expectations, but the hospital operator said it did not see its usual seasonal lift in admissions amid declines in respiratory activity. Its shares dropped 8.7%.