Health Dating: Who’s Sicker? Howie Mandel Or Mariska Hargitay?

NBC’s prime-time line-up had a scare this week, as Deal Or No Deal host Howie Mandel and Law & Order: SVU actress Mariska Hargitay announced they’d been sent to the hospital with serious ailments. Hargitay’s rep told Access Hollywood that she’s suffered a collapsed lung, but that—while it kept her from Sunday’s Golden Globes—she won’t miss any episodes of SVU.

Mandel’s medical emergency followed the discovery of an irregular heartbeat on the set of his new show, Howie Do It! According to TMZ, Mandel received medication for the condition that was not to be taken on an empty stomach. Naturally, he did just that. The comedian is expected to be back at work today, and did not suffer a heart attack. Get well soon, guys! NBC can’t afford to lose anyone popular right now.

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