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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Vaccine-Hesitant Parents Are Target Of Group Health Study
Doctors on tight schedules often have a hard time answering questions about vaccines. It’s especially challenging when the questions are not...
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When Doctors Invite Patients To Read Their Notes
Do you wonder what your doctor scribbles in the chart during your visit? Patients at Harborview Medical Center got to read their medical records,...
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First Dinosaur Fossil Found in Washington State
A large bone from a two-legged, meat-eating dinosaur has been discovered in the San Juan Islands – the first dinosaur fossil ever found in Washington state.
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Young Doctor Follows His Heart But Medicaid Money Dries Up
As a new doctor, Wes Henricksen wanted to help poor communities. But doing that hasn’t been simple. Henricksen joined the Child and Adolescent Clinic in...
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What's Behind Washington's Whooping Cough Spike?
Washington state’s whooping cough outbreak continues to grow. So far this year, there have been 397 confirmed cases, compared with 85 last year....
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We Need To Talk About How You Want To Die
It’s a discussion that most people avoid: end-of-life planning.
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King County Seeks Emergency-Radio Upgrade With Tax Levy
King County's aging emergency radio system is facing crunch time: After 2018, replacement components won't be available. So the county is proposing a...
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Delivering Grim News – It's All In How You Say It
Greta Austin has spent a lot of time in medical waiting rooms. Two years ago last fall, her father came to Seattle from Wisconsin for treatment, and she...
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Seattle Hula Expert Moodette Ka'apana Dies at 60
To people who knew Moodette Ka’apana, she was Aunty Moody. “There’s a saying in the Hawaii community: ‘Huiiii, Aunty! How you?’” said Stephen Gomes, a...
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Seattle’s Disjointed Transportation Needs A Fix, Mayor Murray Says
Seattleites have many travel options, but sometimes those options clash. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray hopes to change that with a $900 million transportation...