Insider Today: A shot to reverse aging

Wealthy patient, healthy joints

It’s hard to slow down aging, but the wealthy are giving it their best shot, literally. For some, including tech CEO Bryan Johnson, that means flying to the Bahamas for an experimental injection.

The injection sends millions of stem cells into patients’ knees, hips, and shoulders. Stem cell therapy does show promise for age-related diseases, but using it for healthy knees is new, expensive territory — Johnson pays about $16,500 per joint.

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What we’re watching this weekend

• “Love Is Blind: UK”: Netflix’s flagship reality dating franchise released its latest international spin-off this week. Good news: The UK-based singles are just as messy as their US counterparts.
• “Industry”: Kit Harington (“Game of Thrones”) joins the HBO hit finance drama in its third season, which premieres this weekend.
• “One Life”: The true-story drama stars Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins as a London stockbroker who once helped rescue Jewish children from Nazi-occupied territory. It’s streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime.

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More of this week’s top reads:

• A woman retired in Italy at 55. She lost her pension, but says she’s happier.
• Devastation and disbelief over Taylor Swift’s canceled Vienna shows.
• Silversea’s new cruise ship is designed to lure younger travelers. It’s working.
• Why short, intense workouts are so good for your fitness and longevity.
• A full-time solo traveler shares the top hidden-gem destinations to visit alone.
• Sleep alone can’t cure burnout. You need seven kinds of rest to feel refreshed.
• Gyms have a Gen Z problem.
• Long layover? Look for a transit hotel.
• Weird new status symbols, like $540 moisturizer, are on the rise.
• A ranking of all 50 states, according to someone who’s visited each of them.
• An NYC carriage house from the 1800s is on sale for $7 million — take a look.

The Insider Today team: Jordan Parker Erb, editor, in New York. Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York City. Lisa Ryan, executive editor, in New York. Amanda Yen, fellow, in New York.