pharmacist · builder · educator
Evidence over hype.
I'm Usama — a pharmacist who builds and explains things. Each week I break down one thing in health, AI, or building, in plain English, with the receipts — and I tell you when the evidence is thin.
free · about weekly · no industry funding
01
Health
Supplements and medicines, graded by the actual evidence and explained in plain English.
02
Building
AI and software I'm shipping — LocumOS, PharmBot, Muskan — built in public, notes and all.
03
Learning
Essays on whatever I'm figuring out this month. Thinking, in public, while it's still wet.
Anyone can sound certain.
I'd rather show you the evidence.
Latest writing
moderate evidenceCreatine isn't just for the gym — what the brain data actually shows
Strong for muscle, younger for the mind. Where the cognitive evidence holds up, and where it quietly falls apart.
Vitamin D: who actually benefits, and who's wasting money
strongMagnesium for sleep: what the evidence really supports
moderateI rebuilt my locum admin as software. Here's the messy v0.
buildingBuilding now
LocumOS
The operating system for locum work — shifts, pay, compliance, the lot. I'm building it in the open.
shipping v0.3