Ruby de Luna
Reporter
About
Ruby de Luna is a reporter with a focus on food and how it intersects with health, communities, and culture. She has also reported on health care and immigrant communities.
Ruby is a transplant from Taipei, Taiwan. She holds a B.A. in communication from Seattle Pacific University. She is proud to be one of the few old-schoolers who can edit tape with a razor blade.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Conversational Mandarin, Tagalog
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Member, AAJA
Stories
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Epic Snowfall Closes I-90, Seattle's Link To Outside World
Update, 10 a.m., Dec. 26, 2015: The Washington state Department of Transportation tweeted early Christmas Day that Interstate 90 westbound had reopened....
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Snoqualmie Lifts Still Running Despite Cascade Power Outage
The Cascades saw heavy snowfall Tuesday night, and more of it is in the forecast. It’s a bonanza for skiers. But a power outage has affected some ski...
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Yakima Hospital Slammed For Demanding Payments From Poor
Washington state law requires hospitals to screen patients for financial need before demanding payment. But that doesn’t always happen. Now courts are...
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Seattle Baby Boomers: You're At Risk For Hepatitis C
Ask Alfonso Adinolfi how he got hepatitis C and he’ll point to his upper right arm. “Right there,” he says, “that tattoo.” He’s lived with the blood...
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Low Vaccination Rate Puts Washington At Risk For Outbreak
Washington is prepared for infectious outbreaks — or so it seems. But a new report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America’s Health...
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Swedish Medical Center Cuts Fruit Juice From Kids Menu
Juice boxes and children seem to go together. Juice is often the main drink in school cafeterias and at kids’ parties and sports events. But at Swedish Medical Center's First Hill campus, fruit juice is now off the pediatric menu.
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California-Based Kaiser Permanente To Acquire Group Health
Group Health members are reacting to the news of Kaiser Permanente acquiring the Seattle-based cooperative. KUOW’s Ruby de Luna went to Edmonds where...
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New UW Research Center Focuses On The Body's 'Innate Immunity'
The University of Washington is opening a new center focusing on the immune system and how to fight a range of infections and autoimmune disorders. The...
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At-Home Colon Cancer Screenings Remove Some Of The Ick Factor
Mention colonoscopy and most people will make a face. Prepping for it is unpleasant, so much so that some people would rather avoid it altogether. But...
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How Bingo Saved This Seattle Man's Life
When Bernie Sadowski first came to the Ballard Senior Center in 2009, he didn’t care about life. His wife of 50 years had died.