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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Number Of Chipotle E. Coli Cases Expands
There are now 25 confirmed cases of E. coli in Washington state, 12 more in Oregon. Most of the cases are linked to Chipotle Restaurants. Officials have...
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Attention Washingtonians: It's Open Enrollment Season
It’s that time of year again: open enrollment period, when consumers choose a health plan for medical coverage. Customers can browse for insurance at...
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UW Receives Grant To Patch Hearts
UW Medicine is moving ahead with clinical trials to repair damaged hearts, thanks to a $10 million grant from a local foundation. Heart disease is the...
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Doctors Get New Weapon Against Surgical Infections (It's An App)
It’s common for patients to call or email Dr. Heather Evans with questions about their surgical wounds. Sometimes they even email photos. But there’s no...
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Seattle's Crummy Curbs Bring Lawsuit By Disability Advocates
Crossing Seattle streets can be hazardous for people with disabilities. That’s because curb cuts are either missing, broken or poorly placed. Disability...
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Device Blamed In Hospital Infections Gets New FDA Scrutiny
A commonly used medical device that has contributed to a spate of infections nationwide is getting more scrutiny. The FDA has ordered companies that...
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4 Students Dead: What Went Wrong In Aurora Bridge Crash?
They came to Seattle from around the world: Austria, China, Indonesia and Japan. They died on the Aurora Bridge on Thursday. They were mourned at North...
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4 Dead, Dozens Hurt In Bus Crash On Seattle's Aurora Bridge
UPDATE, 3;10 p.m.: A duck amphibious tour vehicle swerved into a charter bus carrying international students on the Aurora Bridge Thursday. At least four people died and dozens were injured, emergency officials said.
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Attention Men: Go To The Doctor
Guys, we need to talk. You lag behind women when it comes to getting health coverage, according to a recent U.S. Census report. Not only that, you tend...
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New Civil Rights Investigative Unit Named After Wing Luke
The state Attorney General Bob Ferguson likes to say he heads the state’s largest law firm: There are 550 lawyers in 27 divisions. They represent the...