The phrase "are often discussed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to topics or subjects that frequently come up in conversation or literature.
Example: "The implications of climate change are often discussed in scientific journals and conferences."
Alternatives: "are frequently mentioned" or "are commonly addressed".
Problems are often discussed with an "it was different back in my day" attitude.
Indeed, such problems are often discussed at scientific meetings in front of hundreds of people.
While the countries are often discussed in tandem as Mr. Bush's most urgent proliferation threats, they present different challenges.
The more elemental of Turner's late watercolour sketches are often discussed in relation to the non-figurative painting that emerged and flourished during the 20th century.
On its top level, the eighth floor, a luxurious bar and restaurant, Skye, caters to a crowd whose amorous adventures are often discussed in the gossip columns.
The editorials were published just days before the start of China's annual legislative and advisory sessions, where significant reforms favored by the party hierarchy are often discussed.
Although vitamins are often discussed individually, many of their functions are interrelated, and a deficiency of one can influence the function of another.
Star Trek's progressive themes are often discussed in conjunction with the mistaken belief that the original series featured television's first interracial kiss, between Captain Kirk and Lt Uhura in 1968.
Like 1 and 0, these are abstract concepts that can represent the poles of any binary set, but in the text of the I-Ching are often discussed as female and male.
Both genetic engineering and synthetic biology are often discussed in terms of the fantastic rather than the feasible, which has made it difficult particularly for the public to distinguish between plausible risks and those which are outlandish.
Both genetic engineering and synthetic biology are often discussed in terms of the fantastic rather than the feasible, which has made it difficult — particularly for the public — to distinguish between plausible risks and those which are outlandish.
