When we get a physician-prescribed blood test done at a diagnostic centre, we usually assume the report to be correct.

Shohag Chowdhury was admitted to the emergency unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) with injuries sustained from a road accident last month. There, he was prescribed a number of blood tests, ultrasound and an X-ray by a doctor.

The High Court yesterday ordered a five-member committee to fix fees of medical tests in all public and private hospitals, laboratories and diagnostic centres within next two months.