Education & Healthcare Business News — October 17, 2026

Today's top stories for schools, universities and hospitals worldwide, starting with: Suki raises $90 million in Series E funding to expand healthcare AI

Your daily briefing on the business of education and healthcare around the world — funding, deals, policy, partnerships and technology — picked from trusted industry news sources.

Updated every morning at 7 AM US Eastern time. Every headline links to the original publisher.

Education business news

  1. Aviation University, Embry-Riddle Sign Partnership To Expand Training Across Africa
    LEADERSHIP Newspapers · Oct 17

  2. Hofstra Funding Helps Faculty Build Research Partnerships
    Hofstra University News · Oct 16

  3. Alabama Enrollment Drop Raises School Funding Concerns
    Wiregrass Daily News · Oct 16

  4. Educators who use AI say it frees up time to interact with students
    K-12 Dive · Oct 16

  5. University of Hawai’i system expands direct admissions to all 10 campuses
    Higher Ed Dive · Oct 16

  6. University of Manchester plans Bengaluru centre in India push
    The PIE News · Oct 16

Healthcare & hospital business news

  1. Suki raises $90 million in Series E funding to expand healthcare AI
    The American Bazaar · Oct 16

  2. Hospital Sellers in 16 Third-Quarter Deals Brought $8.2 Billion in Revenue as 43% of Hospitals Lose Money
    Medical Daily · Oct 16

  3. Nelson Advisors: This Week in European HealthTech, MedTech and Health AI: 16th October 2026
    https://www.healthcare.digital/ · Oct 17

  4. Sirona Medical reels in $40m for cloud-based radiology platform scaleup
    Medical Device Network · Oct 16

  5. Three-quarters of Americans disillusioned with costs, say healthcare is defining voting issue
    Fierce Healthcare · Oct 16

  6. American Medical Association rolls out governance framework for agentic AI solutions
    Fierce Healthcare · Oct 16

What this means for schools and hospitals

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