Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy poses for a portrait at the home of his parents, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, near Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy sits for an interview with the Associated Press, inside his parents' home, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, near Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, left, and his mother Myetraie Murthy serve up food as friends and family gather at his parents' home, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, near Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy sits for an interview with the Associated Press inside his parents' home, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, near Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Myetraie Murthy stands beside a display cabinet holding trophies and awards earned in his youth by her son, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, inside her home, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, near Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy hugs one of his children during a visit to his parents' home, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, near Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, center, talks with family members including his wife Alice Chen, left, and father Hallegere Murthy, right, during a visit to his parents' home, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, near Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, center, cooks alongside his wife Alice Chen, as they visit his parents in the home where he grew up, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, near Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy sits for an interview with the Associated Press, inside his parents' home, where by Indian custom shoes are not worn indoors, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, near Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, center, talks with family members including his wife Alice Chen, left, father Hallegere Murthy, second right, and sister Rashmi Murthy, during a visit to his parents' home, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, near Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, center, cooks alongside his wife Alice Chen, as his parents, Hallegere Murthy, left, and Myetraie Murthy, look on, during a visit to his parents' home, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, near Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
An official portrait of Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy hangs on the wall of his parents' home, as family members make dinner, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, near Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy rubs his temples as he transitions from work to family life, during a visit to his parents' home, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, near Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy walks inside the house where he grew up, during a visit to his parents, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, near Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy sits for an interview with the Associated Press, inside his parents' home, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, near Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)