Can medical research pose a threat? If yes, what are the ways to mitigate it?

Yes, Medical research can pose threats, especially to patients. In most scenarios, doctors conduct
research studies about diseases of the patients they treat and when they are asked to share their
findings with healthcare journal publishers, the anonymity of their patients are affected. This is
because when these results are posted publicly where they can be accessed by anybody, an
attacker can easily find sensitive patient information that may put that patient’s life at risk.
Moreover, the de-identified research data concerning a patient’s medical condition that is posted
publicly could be re-identified and traced back to the patient, a situation that may still affect the
patient.
Ways in which these threats can be mitigated include: creating a medical expert multidisciplinary
committee that guarantees patient's information privacy and security. By using modernized
technology, techniques, and strategies to assess risk factors to the research data about a patient’s
condition. By encrypting sensitive information about patients and storing them safely and also
keeping their records so that necessary action can be taken in case anything occurs. By educating
medical practitioners and researchers about the importance of patient confidentiality and how to
secure their sensitive information to ensure their medical records are not breached.