Designates May as Myositis Awareness Month in Ohio to recognize myositis as a rare, chronic autoimmune muscle-wasting disease.

Ohio HB401 designates May as Myositis Awareness Month to highlight the challenges of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, known as myositis. These are rare, chronic autoimmune muscle-wasting diseases causing debilitating muscle inflammation, pain, fatigue, and trouble swallowing, and can lead to myositis-associated interstitial lung disease. The bill emphasizes the need for increased awareness and research to improve diagnosis and treatment of these conditions, which reduce quality of life and lifespan.

Designates May as Myositis Awareness Month in Ohio to recognize myositis as a rare, chronic autoimmune muscle-wasting disease.

Ohio HB401 designates May as Myositis Awareness Month to highlight the challenges of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, known as myositis. These are rare, chronic autoimmune muscle-wasting diseases causing debilitating muscle inflammation, pain, fatigue, and trouble swallowing, and can lead to myositis-associated interstitial lung disease. The bill emphasizes the need for increased awareness and research to improve diagnosis and treatment of these conditions, which reduce quality of life and lifespan.