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[For the entire collection see Zbl 0745.00033.] The paper is a summary of a talk presented by the author at the international conference in the Memory of A. I. Mal'cev. It discusses results (with sketches of proofs) of the author and I. L. Tomchin on the defect of valued division algebras. Let \(D\) be a finite dimensional division algebra over its center \(K\), \(K\) being throughout a henselian valued field. In general \([D:K]= p^ \alpha [\overline{D}: \overline{K}] [\Gamma_ D: \Gamma_ K]\), where \(\overline{D}\), \(\overline{K}\) are the residue algebras and \(\Gamma_ D\), \(\Gamma_ K\) the respective value groups. \(p^ \alpha\) is called the defect of \(D\) over \(K\). If \(p^ \alpha=1\), \(D\) is called defectless. The following results are given. Let \(D\) be a finite-dimensional division algebra over \(K\) with discrete valuation. Then \(D\) is defectless. -- Let \(K\) be an \(n\)-discrete valued field, i.e. there is a family \((K_{i+1}, v_{i+1})\), \(0\leq i\leq n-1\) of discrete valued fields such that \(\overline{K}_{i+1}= K_ i\) and \(K= K_ n\). Let \(D\) be a finite dimensional valued division algebra over \(K\). Then \(D\) is defectless. -- Any finite dimensional division algebra \(D\) of prime index is defectless iff any separable extension \(L/K\) of finite degree is defectless over \(K\). -- Apart from these results, relations between the index of the algebras and the defect are discussed.